If Only For Nostalgia Sunday, April 4, 2021 I grew up on trains. I also grew up expecting my government to act in a sensible manner. I do not wish for mandated taxes to see the agenda of the current administration advance. AMTRAK hinting of a rail route through Chattanooga seems flighty at best. Our federal government subsidizes AMTRAK so they are all for it. Nonetheless, it may happen, if only to advance Democrat’s Green New Deal. For all the wrong reasons, rail service to Chattanooga is a possibility. The local cost will be very high. All railbeds will have to be repaired or replaced; new right-of-ways established; court fights over use of eminent domain and much more. The tax increase to Chattanoogans and those living in Hamilton County will be staggering, and Biden will be out of office by the time the first ticket is punched. And yet….