...dragged about 40 feet and died a short time later. Rail panel to discuss Lovejoy-Atlanta line ATLANTA -The Georgia Rail Passenger Authority is expected to discuss a resolution today in support of a Lovejoy-to-Atlanta commuter rail line, a route...

...the homeowners now face because of the freight trains, said Doug Alexander, the executive director of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority. He said the double track would reduce automobile traffic delays near rail crossings caused by idling freight...

...subcommittee; Jim West, the president of the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce; Tim McFalls, the chairman of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority; and retired Medical College of Georgia professor Tom Swift, an activist in local rail issues. Mr. Young...

...to Chattanooga, Tenn. "That wasn't a wish list," said Arthur Vaughn, the executive director of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority, which contributes two members to the state's six-member Rail Program Management board. "We have an...

ATLANTA - The Georgia Rail Passenger Authority on Wednesday approved a state budget request of $44.6 million, primarily to ratchet up work on two planned commuter rail lines...

...lines stretching from the Georgia capital to Augusta, Savannah, Brunswick and Jacksonville, Fla. The Georgia Rail Passenger Authority had requested $4 million in planning funds for just four lines. The committee also earmarked $375,000...

...and intercity lines before committing to specific routes, said Arthur Vaughn, executive director of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority. Some lawmakers have said they won't support funding to build the proposed lines until they're convinced...

...Transportation toward alternatives like passenger rail service, said E.H. Culpepper of Athens, a member of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority. "(Mr. Barnes') stepping forward with GRTA and tying the rail passenger authority and DOT together...

...South Georgia. "We're going to get some stuff moving," said Arthur Vaughn, executive director of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority, which has submitted a budget request to the governor for high-speed rail in preparation for the January...

...Transportation Board on the team. Carl Rhodenizer of Lake City and Mather Stapleton of Milan will represent the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority, and Walter "Sonny" Deriso of Albany and Sharon Ray of Atlanta will represent the Georgia Regional Transportation...