State eyeing Atlanta-to-Savannah passenger rail line

STATE NEWS

By the middle of the next decade, Georgians may be able to travel between Atlanta and Savannah by high-speed rail, avoiding traffic and expensive air fares.

The state Department of Transportation has launched a study of the feasibility of connecting the two urban centers with an intercity passenger rail line. The agency held the first “stakeholder” meeting online in January to begin gathering publi…