Council hears update on four-city passenger-rail compact; Chattanooga acting as lead agency City staff reported Chattanooga is leading a four-city Sunbelt Atlantic rail compact to add passenger service using existing freight corridors; staff said the project is entering step 2 (project planning), estimated next-phase funding needs at about $5 million with a 10% match, and cited an economic-impact estimate from a Tennessee advisory commission.

Chattanooga is spearheading a transformative passenger-rail project that could connect four major cities and boost the regional economy by an estimated $20 billion!

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