Why Atlanta Needs Regional Rail

Consider supporting on Patreon   / superblockmedia   or on YouTube Membership    / @superblockmedia   Read this one at https://superblock.media/. Thanks for watching! How did Atlanta fall from being the train capital of the South? This regional rail proposal would be transformative for the Atlanta region, supported by expanding Amtrak passenger rail services. To read more on ATL Trains, see https://www.atltrains.com/ , and see the white paper here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uh-G... ➤ Social Media Patreon -   / superblockmedia   Website - https://superblock.media Instagram -   / superblockmedia   Bluesky - https://bsky.app/superblock.media ➤ Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:24 Atlanta’s tracked riverbed 2:04 The impressive coverage of American passenger rail 2:46 Death of Atlanta’s grandest train stations 3:15 History: Regulation, Cars, and Planes, 4:36 History: Nationalization 5:33 Amtrak Connects US Program and Corridor ID 6:22 ATL Trains: Vision 7:57 ATL Trains: Funding 8:40 Roadblocks and Reality 9:11 Freight Collaboration 10:25 Concluding ➤ Music (sourced from Youtube Creator Music unless otherwise linked) Dan Henig - Danger Snow Kevin MacLeod - George Street Shuffle Anno Domini Beats - Drop Doug Maxwell_Media Right Productions - Reggae Wah The Mini Vandals featuring Mamadou Koita and Lasso - La Danse Fetish de Femme John Patitucci - Lyric Melody for Solo Bass stay safe (prod. DahJP) -   / stay-safe   Goestories - Noir Et Blanc Vie Anno Domini Beats - Dark Tranquility SefChol - Raging Streets ➤ Stock Footage Used "American trains in the late forties" via SuperBostyn -    • American trains in the late forties   "Ford Model T - 100 Years Later" via CarData Video -    • Ford Model T - 100 Years Later   "Streamliners" via TheRailFaningBoy -    • Streamliners   "Highway Hearing (Part 1)" via Humanoid History -    • Highway Hearing (Part 1)   "President Biden signs infrastructure bill" via CNBC -    • President Joe Biden signs infrastructure bill   ➤ Stock Footage Video by Kelly : https://www.pexels.com/video/drone-fo... Video by Kelly : https://www.pexels.com/video/transpor... Video by Kelly : https://www.pexels.com/video/aerial-f... Video by Kelly : https://www.pexels.com/video/railway-... Video by Kelly : https://www.pexels.com/video/a-railro... Video by Kelly : https://www.pexels.com/video/aerial-v... Video by Al d'Vilas: https://www.pexels.com/video/passing-... Video by Kelly : https://www.pexels.com/video/aerial-v... Video by Kelly : https://www.pexels.com/video/aerial-f... Video by Kelly : https://www.pexels.com/video/passenge... ➤ Equipment Camera: Fuji X-E4, iPhone XS Microphone: MXL 990 (voiceover), Rode Wireless GO, Behringer XM8500 (on camera) #urbanplanning #train #publictransit