RAIL COMEBACK!

I wrote this letter to the University of Alabama Athletics foundation but I don't know if it got there.  So, I'm putting in my blog with better grammar and correct spelling (not saying much). This can be a letter to all cities or towns that have college teams with athletics or other means like choir. My UNC-Charlotte is a prime example of having railroads and not using them. Not saying bring it back but you may want to consider on occasion since air-travel and buses is getting to be hell for me. Here it is!


Whomever this may concern:

I was riding on Amtrak from New Orleans to Atlanta line (I started in San Diego). The train came by Tuscaloosa with a brief stop at the Alabama campus. I noticed the depot looked very dilapidated. Then when the train took off to Birmingham, same thing. Nasty depot station but the two cities are so close. The train went slow but it got there in less than 45 minutes. I had this thought to vent.

Since the train comes near your football stadium and other sports arenas, wouldn't it be easier for fans from Birmingham or who landed in Birmingham to come by rail instead of putting parking lots or buses at the stadium? Likewise, improve rail facilities at Amtrak depot stations, the rail cars, and tracks. Finally, develop a rail system track that get  fans faster with the ones like in Japan that go 200 miles an hour (Auburn game?). That way you get more fans to come by rail cars in and out. Of course, fans getting packed in one rail car needs to be regulated.

Its not like Tuscaloosa has an international airport. So, fans do have to go to Birmingham or other places to get out of there. Think about it!


Sincerely,

Davan S. Mani