Supervisors looking to form railroad authority to save line
by Associated Press Published: October 5,2011
Tags: county government, economic development, rail lines, railroad authority, railroads, railways, trains, transportation, travel
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — DeSoto County supervisors are looking into forming a regional railway authority. The decision comes after the owners of the Grenada rail line asked for federal approval to abandon 83 miles of track from Grenada to Canton. The Commercial Appeal reports local economic development council president Jim Flanagan and County Administrator Michael Garriga [...] [...]
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