I know that this is an older news article from a four years ago, but   
   they are really working hard on revitilizing my areas corridor.  I   
   live on Dixie Highway not far from Ft. Knox.  I'm about 25 miles south   
   of Downtown Louisville.  The city of Louisville is a large area that   
   has abosorbed a lot of smaller surrounding communities through Merger.   
      
   The city is literally 110 miles from farthest points of it's boundary   
   as the crow flies.   
      
   This organization is behind it and they want to bring passenger rail   
   back to our state.  http://www.cartky.org they have some neat   
   historical information there too.   
      
   They have been experimenting with Commuter Rail... the proposed route   
   that I took a ride with (I was invited by our local councilwoman to   
   go) took about two and a half hours round trip and it was a pleasant   
   ride.   
      
   Rail would benefit Louisville, as many jobs are located in the   
   Elizabethtown area.  WOrkers could ride this route to go to Ft. Knox,   
   and farther.  It could be extended up in the communities of Southern   
   Indiana and it would connect through the Airport.   
      
   Here's the article...   
      
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   Talk of Commuter Train Gains Momentum   
      
   The idea of bringing back the commuter train is gaining momentum in   
   Metro Louisville.  Local and national leaders took a test ride this   
   morning from Louisville to Hardin County.   
      
   The last time we heard a train whistle was when Amtrak's "Kentucky   
   Cardinal" ran briefly through Louisville several years ago.  Now, a   
   number of people want to bring back the good ol' days when passengers   
   boarded the train to commute to work.   
      
   "I brought my newspaper and I brought a soft drink and I'm just going   
   to ride along like a regular commuter and get the feel of it," said   
   Jim King, (D) Metro Council President.   
      
   Metro Council members and other community leaders, including   
   Congressman John Yarmuth, arrived at Union Station this morning to   
   explore the possibility of bringing back commuter rail.   
      
   "It's imperative that we do this because these are the things you   
   can't say, well, we don't have any money today and we probably can't   
   make it viable today, so we're not going to worry with it because this   
   is the type of thing that requires some vision," said Yarmuth.   
      
   So, all aboard the "Inspection Train" at the P&L Railway Yard.  The   
   train would take people between Louisville and Cecilia, Kentucky near   
   Elizabethtown, with stops along Dixie Highway.   
      
   The Coalition for the Advancement of Regional Transportation, or CART   
   wants to show government officials just how easy and inexpensive it is   
   to re-start commuter rail service.   
      
   "Basically, a very simple construction of putting in some platforms,   
   extending a piece of railroad track about 500 feet down in   
   Elizabethtown, and maybe re-timing some signals along the railroads to   
   get a little faster speed," said John Owen, CART.   
      
   Saturday's ride was slower, but once the train and tracks are refined,   
   folks would ride at a brisk 60 miles an hour.  That's twice as fast as   
   the "Kentucky Cardinal."   
      
   Council president Jim King says the ride was smooth and scenic.  TARC   
   estimates it would cost at least $50 million to re-build the commuter   
   rail line.   
      
   Director Barry Barker says the next step is to start a study of how   
   many people are interested in the train service and what all is   
   involved.   
      
      
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