Capitol Beat: Feds providing more funding for passenger rail in Georgia

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    Eatonton Messenger/File Photo
The Biden administration is stepping up federal funding of three planned intercity passenger rail projects in Georgia. The Federal Rail Administration has awarded $1.5 million in grants to explore linking Atlanta with Savannah; Charlotte, N.C.; and Chattanooga, Tenn. The grants are part of $8.2 billion in new funding for passenger rail projects announced Thursday. “Creating new transit options…

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