[btrautsc]

I got really into this idea a few years ago.

It still gets floated from time to time (I recently saw high speed rail maps making the rounds).

IF/ when ATL > Chattanooga > Nashville are connected by a leg, it will absolutely change the region.

I have "heard" - completely so-and-so said - that much of the needed infrastructure exists. The key is repurposing existing rail lines and getting right of way.

I think there was a study commissioned that laid out the whole plan for a (3-5 stop) between downtown ATL and Nashville with a stop in Chattanooga.