After a week and a half off-island to promote the city at film studios in Los Angeles and in the nation’s capital, Mayor Peter Carlisle is back in town with a renewed push for rail.

Carlisle held a press conference this afternoon to discuss his trip. Just like the journey, the talk was split between film and rail.

We’ll have more on the press conference later.

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