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Chasing Dreams Of A Passenger Rail Revival In Chattanooga

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This photo of the Dixie Flyer passenger train in Chattanooga, taken in 1953, is part of EPB’s collection of images at ChattanoogaHistory.Com.
EPB via The Chattanooga Times Free Press

More than a half century ago, the last passenger rail train left Chattanooga.

Ever since, talk of restoring that service has resurfaced from time to time - as it has again now.

How did we get here - and what will it take for this time to be different?

Andrew Schwartz, a reporter for The Chattanooga Times Free Press, dove into the history and more.

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