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Mission
Leadership
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Partners
Become A Partner
Champions
Member States
Alabama
Louisiana
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SRC Projects
New Orleans to Mobile
Birmingham to Mobile
Baton Rouge to New Orleans
I-20 Corridor
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Monroe Convening
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Rachel DiResto
June 2, 2023

How four mayors from the Deep South are leading the expansion of national passenger rail

Rachel DiResto
June 2, 2023

The mayors of Monroe, Ruston, and Shreveport, Louisiana, have joined forces with the mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi to fight for new Amtrak service through their communities. This move has placed these four local officials at the center of the national conversation about expanding long-distance passenger rail service.

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