Train between New Orleans and Baton Rouge still years away

• The route would take 75 to 90 minutes, according to the Reveille. The line would use existing tracks.

Between the lines: Five of the six proposed stops require new train stations that must be built before service can start.

Catch up quick: Then Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a service development agreement in 2023, according to the AP.

• When he signed, Edwards said the goal was to reduce traffic congestion on I-10 and increase tourism and job opportunities in the communities along the route.
• Passenger train service ended on this line in 1969, according to the AP.

By the numbers: The infrastructure is expected to cost at least $260 million, according to a 2023 feasibility study.

• The state is using a $20 million settlement from the Road Home Program to help fund the project, AP says.
• The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Southern Rail Commission are contributing money too.

Meanwhile, the Southern Rail Commission is also moving forward with a rail line that connects Shreveport to Meridian, Mississippi, and eventually Atlanta and Dallas-Fort Worth along I-20. Go deeper.

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