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Funding for the White House proposal would largely come from an increase in the corporate tax rate and closure of tax loopholes. In conjunction with the president's announcement in Pittsburgh, Amtrak released its 2035 Vision plan — detailing a range of goals, from job creation and lowering carbon emissions to the addition of up to 30 potential new routes. A map released by the national passenger rail service includes proposed new routes — light blue lines — that would run from Philadelphia to Reading, from Allentown to New York City and from Scranton to New York City. Courtesy/Amtrak...

Cincinnati City Council passes resolution in support of Amtrak's proposed expansion in Ohio Share Updated: 9:37 PM EST Feb 24, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff Share Updated: 9:37 PM EST Feb 24, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff WLWT Digital Staff Cincinnati City Council has passed a resolution in support of Amtrak's proposed expansion of passenger rail services in Ohio. It was announced last month that Amtrak is looking to expand its passenger rail services in Ohio and has proposed plans to connect the state's major cities.According to All Aboard Ohio, Am...

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 proposes 5 Ohio routes, connecting Cincinnati to Cleveland Share Updated: 9:38 PM EST Jan 29, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff Share Updated: 9:38 PM EST Jan 29, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff WLWT Digital Staff Amtrak is looking to expand its passenger rail services in Ohio and has proposed plans to connect the state's major cities.According to All Aboard Ohio, Amtrak representatives have been meeting with Ohio city leaders to discuss the expansion. A blueprint of the routes its envisioning was released on Friday. The blueprint was developed in c...

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. This is no...