How do you save a freight rail line when it loses its primary shipper? Many cycling enthusiasts will tell you to rip up the tracks and turn it into a bike trail, but Scott R. Spencer, Chief Operating Officer of AmeriStarRail, has a better idea. He suggests running passenger trains on the line and using connecting buses to bring tourists…
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![Rail-mounted gantry cranes work trains at the Port of Savannah’s Mason Mega Rail Terminal. Containers moving by rail from Savannah to the planned Northeast Georgia Inland Port in Gainesville, Ga., will avoid a round-trip truck route of 602 miles on Georgia highways. [Photo:Georgia Ports Authority / Stephen Morton]](https://www.v2.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-12-at-6.33.03-AM-350x197.png)
