http://www.northescambia.com/2020/05/5-45-million-grant-awarded-to-support-amtraks-return-to-the-gulf-coast-but-not-to-pensacola-or-atmore Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:45:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2020/05/5-45-million-grant-awarded-to-support-amtraks-return-to-the-gulf-coast-but-not-to-pensacola-or-atmore/comment-page-1#comment-414518 Charlotte R Bates Tue, 05 May 2020 23:28:59 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=401808#comment-414518 This is one of my bucket list, is to ride on a train before I die. Flying is totally out of the question. I have been on an airplane in the past, but since 911, I just can't bring myself to get on a plane. I'm not for AmTraks or against them, just something I would love to do, is ride on one, before I die. This is one of my bucket list, is to ride on a train before I die. Flying is totally out of the question. I have been on an airplane in the past, but since 911, I just can’t bring myself to get on a plane. I’m not for AmTraks or against them, just something I would love to do, is ride on one, before I die.

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]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2020/05/5-45-million-grant-awarded-to-support-amtraks-return-to-the-gulf-coast-but-not-to-pensacola-or-atmore/comment-page-1#comment-414384 chris Mon, 04 May 2020 21:46:31 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=401808#comment-414384 @Angela Sealy: Why would Amtrak stop in Atmore? What could possibly be profitable for them there? If not for the tribe, Atmore would dry up and blow away. @Angela Sealy: Why would Amtrak stop in Atmore? What could possibly be profitable for them there? If not for the tribe, Atmore would dry up and blow away.

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]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2020/05/5-45-million-grant-awarded-to-support-amtraks-return-to-the-gulf-coast-but-not-to-pensacola-or-atmore/comment-page-1#comment-414360 David T. Mon, 04 May 2020 17:46:37 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=401808#comment-414360 In the Pensacola area - public funds are better spent on expanded local bus routes. Otherwise - multi-use paths to get bikes and rollerblades out of traffic. In the Pensacola area – public funds are better spent on expanded local bus routes.
Otherwise – multi-use paths to get bikes and rollerblades out of traffic.

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They forget the we pay one for airline travel and for riding in the highways.
Those subsidies are called The Federal Aviation Admin anFederal Highway system.
They cost US a hundred of what the railroad costs !!!
In fact just about EVERYTHING that we use from the feds is subsidised.
Amtrak carries more people than the top airlines combined but not as an industry

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