Plans for a A High Speed Rail system through the Upstate is gaining momentum!
The Federal Railroad Administration and the Georgia D-O-T held a hearing at Greenville County Square Wednesday evening, to gauge the publics interest and discuss 3 proposed routes for the Train connecting Atlanta to Charlotte and eventually Atlanta to Washington D.C.
Costs for each route range from 2 Billion to 13 Billion.But, what peaks most peoples interest... travel time!
The train would run between 90 and 150 miles per hour. Officials say a trip on the train from Atlanta to Charlotte would take about 2 hours, if the proposed shortest route of the 3 is implemented.
The longest route would take 5 1/2 hours... which would include stops in Clemson, Greer and Spartanburg.If your immediate reaction is to rail against the Rail, check it out for yourself, on the Georgia Department of Transportation website.
