Eagle Country 99.3 By Travis Thayer 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;