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Restarting Passenger Rail In Ohio's 3C Corridor

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KJP:
Do we need a 3-C thread, or does this one suffice?? And I sure hope Dublin and Hilliard will be content with a bus link to the train.
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http://www.columbuslocalnews.com/articles/2008/11/10/multiple_papers/news/allcolrail_20081107_0607pm_1.txt

Rail travel could get back on track with federal dollars
Amtrak is studying which communities would serve as ideal stops in a Cleveland-to-Cincinnati link; Hilliard and Dublin are interested.
By EILEEN RYAN
Published: Sunday, November 9, 2008 10:05 AM EST

The prospect of the new administration in Washington, D.C., has brought renewed funding hopes to Ohio's plan for a passenger rail line along the Cleveland-to-Cincinnati corridor.

The densely populated stretch from Cleveland to Columbus to Cincinnati that also encompasses Springfield and Dayton could see passengers whizzing back and forth daily in as few as two or three years, said Stu Nicholson, spokesman for the Ohio Rail Development Commission.

That is Gov. Ted Strickland's hope, Nicholson said.

"That's a real pressurized timeline," he said -- but that's good.

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oakiehigh:
Good stuff.  That is an aggressive schedule.  2-3 years, up and running sounds good to me though.

noozer:
The only problem with the story is that she makes it sound like Ohio will get $1.9-Billion, which is not at all the case.  That's the total amount of initial dollars in the grant program for all states to draw upon.... based on having funding-ready projects.

clvlndr:
This sounds very good, but isn't there still an issue with the freight railroads in terms of capacity and insurance?   If Akron-Canton are included, wouldn't it be a rerouting that would nix the Hopkins airport tie in?

KJP:
It would. But the question is going to come up, especially from legislators in the Akron and Canton area, on why can't the trains run via their communities? It makes sense to give them the answer when the overall planning work is done a year from now, rather than spend more time and money later on which delaying the implementation.

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