I want to know everything about The Brain Train

[Atlurbsandspices]

I hope this slightly different post type is okay.


I am really interested in the idea of a commuter rail line from Atlanta to Athens, and have been reading some old articles about The Brain Train proposal from the mid to late 2000s, that as far as I can tell, almost got off the ground before the state legislature added a rule requiring the General Assembly to approve any commuter rail. I am also aware that was a proposed ATL to Charlotte Amtrak line proposed a couple of years ago that had Athens on it, though I can't find any updates on that idea.

Basically I want be able to advocate for this (and other commuter rail lines), and I want to be able to do that as knowledgeably as possible about what the previous plans were, what went wrong, what opportunities exist now, what of anything is being done to pursue them, and how the political field lays.

So any suggestions for a newbie to start deep diving would be awesome.