@amtrak-official this is partially a rhetorical question but why do I have to suffer if living in a train less south. This absolutely sucks to try to go up or down via train. The only thing I can do is go up to the east coast or all the way to west Coast. But living in Birmingham all my friends are in Nashville and Huntsville. Do both of them just don't have any rail yards or does freight just completely stomp out Amtrak from some of these areas?
The reason is the same as it is for a lot of things. Southern Republican led state governments see the state subsidies needed to run an amtrak line as needless govenment spending and that has stopped rail from developing in the south. This is gradually changing with the Planned Cresent Extension and Sunset Limited Extension. T
I mean I do know that but with the crescent expansion why is most of it Inter state? Aside from Georgia and more in NC the increased stations are just more cities connected to the network(good) but still limits intrastate travel. Not to Harper on it because it's definitely positive! Just a bummer as someone not looking to go outside the states borders I live in much. Is it because everyone wanted a piece of it and just forced it spread around?
Okay so the Cresent Expansion refers to a Potential Spur to Dallas along the I-20 route that is being planned for the Cresent.
But on the topic of Intrastate rail need direct support and consistent funding from state legislatures. The Connects Us Map shows more plans in North Carolina and Virginia because they are showing that they want to give us that funding. It all goes back to state funding with new amtrak routes
