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The Dispatch wrote
Strickland wants 3-C passenger rail restored
Thursday, March 6, 2008
COLUMBUS (AP) — Gov. Ted Strickland says the nation’s passenger rail operator should take a look at restoring lines to Ohio cities that have been without them for decades.
Strickland asks Amtrak in a letter to evaluate how practical it would be to restore passenger rail to the line connecting Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, with stops in some of the other cities along the route.
According to an announcement today, the governor wants Amtrak to work with the Ohio Rail Development Commission on the study. He says adding passenger service would help Ohio’s cities create jobs and attract business.
READ MORE | Full Press Release
This would be great… I would love to be able to take the train to see a Reds or Indians game, catch some of the touring bands that skip C-Bus….having a real rail service would be fantastic…I love the East Coast passenger rail system, very comfortable, reasonably priced, often scenic and plenty of nice folks on board.
Wow, I just read that and immediately came on to CU to see if anyone had posted it. This is a good step. We need to have some upper level pressure to get the wheels really turning. Allaboardohio.com should be all over this!
I’m wondering if All Aboard Ohio has had anything to do with Strickland writing Amtrak a letter.
Bremkat?
I’m wondering if All Aboard Ohio has had anything to do with Strickland writing Amtrak a letter.
Bremkat?
It is unfortunate that the full press release was not posted, but hopefully more on this story will be made known soon.
Governor Strickland has been a supporter of public transit and passenger rail development. We need to know what all of our options are before we ask the state to spend money on anything. This is but the first of many steps.
What control does Stickland have on ODOT? It would nice if they took that billion dollars for the 70/71 Split project and built a great Ohio rail system. Hell, a billion dollars could probably rebuild Cols. streetcar system at its peak.
ODOT is so stupid. I hope that 70/71 split never happens. How many buildings will be torn down?
ODOT reports up through Strickland’s office. I believe ODOT Director is a cabinet position. So ODOT works for Strickland.
Not many actually. Here’s the LINK for more info.
I don’t like Strickland, but I commend him for doing this! Am I the only pro-rail Republican in the state of Ohio???
I think there’s one other.
I would definitely use this service to see friends in Cleveland.
This is great news. I think it’s been very briefly mentioned before that Strickland was pro-rail, but this is great that he’s taking initiative on it.
I wonder where the train station would be in Columbus… Was the old one where the Convention Center is now? Would love to see the station somewhere inside the downtown area. Any idea where Cleveland’s and Cincinnati’s are?
columbusguy….you are not the only por-rail Republican in Ohio. I am one too and I love to hear this. It’s a start, but we need more talk like this. Especially local (Central Ohio) rail talk.
from ohio.gov
Department of Transportation
James Beasley, Director
Transportation oversees Ohio’s $2.1 billion annual transportation program. The department is responsible for designing, building and maintaining Ohio’s nearly 20,000 miles of state, U.S. and interstate highways. Ohio has the second largest inventory of bridges, the fourth largest interstate highway system and the tenth largest highway system in the nation. ODOT also helps coordinate and develop Ohio’s public transportation and aviation programs. These include 56 public transit systems and nearly 200 public airports.
Yup.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_%28Columbus%29
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Ohio Rail Map
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/map1/OhioRailMap/images/Ohio-Rail-Map-07-09-Fr-Lg.jpg
I’d like to see it go here:
Yeh Ohio need amtrak, never posting a profit in fact American have lost 40billion in this failed venture.
The times, they are a’changin’.
Cleveland’s (nice location!)
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Cincinnati’s (kinda far from the core of downtown, I think, but I’m really not too familiar with Cincinnati.)
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