Braves Face Hurdles In Plan For Train To Stadium

August 19, 2013 4:30 PM

Filed Under: Atlanta Braves bullett train; Atlanta Braves Shuttle

VILLENA, SPAIN - JULY 10: A disabled assistant waits alone at the 400 length platform two of the Villena AVE station until the Alicante high speed train stops on July 10, 2013 in Villena, Spain. The AVE Madrid-Alicante high-speed train route was inaugurated by Prince Felipe of Spain and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on June 17. An 11.5 million euro investment was made into building the Villena AVE station, one stop along the two hour and twenty minute journey, however, the station remains unfinished due to lack of budget. Access to and from the station to the surrounding towns is difficult due to the lack of transport and road infrastructure in the area leaving the station largely unused.

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ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – An Atlanta Braves executive says the team has been talking with a Georgia company for the past four years about the idea of creating a floating train to transport fans to Turner Field.

Officials say the idea is alluring, but there are also reasons to doubt whether the $30 million “magnetic levitation” train can be built.

The newspaper reports that despite a string of attempts over 20 years in at least three states, Marietta-based American Maglev has never launched a functional train.

Yet the Braves see promise in the proposal for an environmentally friendly electric train.

The team’s plan for the train was first reported by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

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