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‘A joy ride for the affluent’: Debate renewed in Mobile over Amtrak’s return
Feb. 18, 2021
By John Sharp
"Amtrak’s return to Mobile continues to spark hot political debate among the city’s power brokers one year after a project connecting the Port City to New Orleans was given the go-ahead by city leaders.
The renewed debate occurred on Wednesday and focused on the spending of additional city money to study the location of a new train station. It pitted Councilman Joel Daves, the sole “No” vote last February on whether to support the Amtrak Gulf Coast service with a $3 million commitment, against Councilman Fred Richardson, a candidate for mayor this year who is advocating for Amtrak’s return to Mobile for the first time since 2005..."
https://www.al.com/news/2021/02/a-jo...ks-return.html