Jackson, MS
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Baton Rouge, LA (139.0 mi).
About Jackson
Jackson is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city sits on the Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi.
Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.
Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)
| Item | Basis | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal construction | Mid-size city terminal (parametric range $1–2B) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.0× on $200M base | $200M |
| Track: Jackson → Baton Rouge | 139.0 mi × $500M/mi | $69.5B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $71.2B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The downtown Union Station district. Jackson's Union Station still serves Amtrak's City of New Orleans and anchors the downtown transit mall with JATRAN buses. The surrounding Farish Street and rail-corridor blocks are the city's redevelopment frontier, and the site sits at the I-55/I-20 crossroads.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Brookhaven, MS — Lincoln County seat on the I-55 corridor.
- McComb, MS — Pike County rail town.
- Hammond, LA — Tangipahoa Parish university town (Southeastern Louisiana).