IN OUR VIEW: On track for rail routes
A proposal from Amtrak would add five passenger rail routes in Ohio, if it receives funding, and it should. The plan would add multiple daily routes linking major cities in Ohio, reaching out as far as Detroit, Pittsburgh, New York and Chicago. Stu Nicholson, executive director of All Aboard Ohio, said the state is the nationâs most populous state without such a service. All Aboard Ohio is an advocacy group that supports increased public transportation in the Buckeye State. Amtrakâs most quickly growing area of service is short routes â 500 miles or fewer â and Ohio seems ...
Source: dailyindependent.com