Supporters for commuter rail between Macon and Atlanta gathered in Griffin Tuesday for a rally. It was organized by the Sierra Club and officials with Spalding County. Backers of the rail plan want the Georgia Department of Transportation to fund the project. They say that congestion on Georgia's roads could be reduced with rail service along a 26 mile area from Atlanta to Lovejoy in Clayton County. That would be a first phase of a route that eventually would go to Macon. The state DOT meets soon to consider the project.
