A traffic jam on I-24 between Nashville and Chattanooga caused by a single-vehicle accident on a summer day in July, 2005. It took more than six hours to clear the traffic. In the Volunteer State, we have very few transportation choices between our major cities and small accidents like this one can harm our mobility. We need more trains in Tennessee!

Did you know?

• That Amtrak bought more than $2.6 million dollars worth of goods and services from Tennessee companies the year 2009?
• That 55,523 people utilized Amtrak services in Tennessee in the year 2009?
• That Amtrak directly employs 16 Tennessee residents and pays over $1.2 million in Tennessee wages?

Now, imagine if we had more Amtrak routes how these numbers would all increase?

Amtrak services create jobs, promote tax revenue growth, and provide a valuable public service.

Did you know?

• That Amtrak carried 27.1 million passengers in the 2009 Fiscal Year?
• That Amtrak carries more people than all but 7 domestic airlines, and carries more people each year than any intercity bus service, including Greyhound?
• That Amtrak directly employs some 19,000 tax-paying Americans?
• That Amtrak directly recovers around 80% of its operating costs, which is higher than all other passenger rail carriers in the U.S.?

Now, imagine how these numbers would grow if Amtrak had stable and predictable funding and didn't have to go year after year on a government hand-to-mouth basis.

Tennessee Needs More Amtrak Service - America Needs More Amtrak Service!

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