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Chasing Dreams Of A Passenger Rail Revival In Chattanooga

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

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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