The SHSRC serves the states of Alabama,
Louisiana and Mississippi, in order to
promote passenger rail transportation on a
regional basis.

The membership consists of the Governor
of each member-state, a representative
from each state's Department of
Transportation, and five citizen-members
appointed by the Governor of each state.
Welcome to the Web site of the
Southern High-Speed Rail Commission.
This website is maintained by the
Regional Planning Commission.  
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Passenger Rail Summit
Held October 10, 2008
Pre-summit Information
Updated
November 10, 2008
Southern High-Speed
Rail Commission
Southern High-Speed Rail
Commission Member-States
Alabama           Louisiana          Mississipppi
Information on each state concerning membership,
funding, participation, the state of passenger rail,
improving rail ridership, the difference between
Corridor and Long-Distance Service, and, special
concerns.
   (PDF files for each state)
About this Web Site: The Southern Rapid Rail Transit Commission was renamed Southern
High-Speed Rail Commission
October 9, 2008. The content of this Web site presently is that which
was on the SRRTC Web site; it is in the process of being updated and revised to reflect the change.
News Coverage of the
High-Speed Passenger-Rail
Summit

Meridian Star
October 11, 2008

National and state
leaders convened at
downtown Meridian's
Union Station to
plot a strategy for
high-speed rail.

A first for the Southern High-Speed Rail
Commission, the summit's intention was to
look at and talk about proposals for
brining [high-speed] passenger rail to
Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.

See full story. PDF or JPEG

Note: Story picked up by Business Week