Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson takes part in Amtrak roundtable for more passenger rail service in Ohio
Amtrak is looking to add service from Cleveland to Cincinnati via Columbus and Dayton as part of its vision for the future. Author: Dave Dino DeNatale, Laura Caso Published: 3:56 PM EDT May 18, 2021 Updated: 11:33 PM EDT May 18, 2021
CLEVELAND Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson joined two fellow Ohio mayors and Amtrak leaders on Tuesday to discuss the need for passenger rail service from Cleveland to Cincinnati via Columbus and Dayton.
Jackson was joined by Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, Crestline Mayor Linda Horning-Pitt, and Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission Executive Director William Murdock for the virtual meeting along with Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn and Amtrak President Stephen Gardner.
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Photo via All Aboard Ohio.
(Undated) – Amtrak has proposed a plan that would connect some of the biggest cities in the Midwest.
Amtrak is requesting $300 million per year starting in federal fiscal year 2021 from Congress to develop high-potential corridors (routes under 750 miles) that would connect Ohio cities to other surrounding cities such as Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh and New York.
The new federal passenger rail program is dependent on support from Congress and the new Biden administration.
The five new routes Amtrak is hoping to develop are:
Cleveland-Columbus-Dayton-Cincinnati Corridor: three daily round trips with intermediate station stops;
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Amtrak proposes new routes in Ohio, including new corridor service for Cleveland Amtrak proposes new routes in Ohio, including new corridor service for Cleveland (Source: AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) By Steph Krane | February 1, 2021 at 12:14 PM EST - Updated February 2 at 4:01 PM
CLEVELAND (WOIO) - Amtrak is making plans to expand passenger rail service in Ohio and beyond.
A map of proposed routes posted by the nonprofit public transportation advocacy group All Aboard Ohio shows five new routes, including one from Cleveland to Cincinnati that would run three times each day.
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