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MEJAC Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition Environmental Justice advocacy and education in the greater Mobile Alabama area Main menu Post navigation Africatown Smoke School. Register Now. Thursday 22924 5308pm Africatown Railyard Expansion Town Hall On Thursday February 29 from 5308pm at the Robert Hope Community Center in the historic Africatown community the US Department of Transportations Federal Railroad Administration FRA the Alabama State Port Authoritys Port of Mobile ASPA the Volkert project engineering firm and CSX railroad will conduct a town hall about the proposed Africatown railyard expansion project they named the Chickasaw Lead Line. If you are a member of the public who CANT ATTEND THIS MEETING but you or your organization cares to submit a question concern or comment about the impacts this proposed railyard expansion might have on the Africatown Historic District you can submit your questions concerns and comments to be delivered to the FRA and ASPA via Volkert by following the instructions on this flyer from the FRA and ASPA MORE INFOAs explored in MEJACs Key Concerns about the Port of Mobiles Africatown Railyard Expansion Project brief many shocking revelations have been made about the nature of the project since the Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation AHPF was made aware of its existence by the FRA in Augustin 2023.