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mrsheeep... I acknowledge your doubts, but Ohio has a greater population density than the nation of France, so the passenger base is here and strong. In addition, we are seeing a huge increase in truck traffic on Ohio's Interstates and other major roadways. ODOT is predicting a better than 50-percent increase in truck traffic over the next 20 years. To put that in perspective: for every semi you see on the Interstates right now in Ohio, there will be two by 2025. That's something that already has people looking for an alternative to "jump in a car and be anyplace in 2 to 2 1/2 hours. I make those trips several times a month and I would gladly trade any or all of them for the chance to make the same trip (and use the time productively BTW) on a train. <br /> <br />"Ohio will never vote to fund the existing Amtrak service in Ohio"??? Guess what, they already are! But for every dollar Ohio pays in tax dollars for "existing" Amtrak service, we get less than 47-cents in return. We don't get what we pay for now. (BTW: The Ohio Hub would not involve a "vote". It would use existing state and local transportation dollars being spent on rail or rail-related highway projects, as a potential local match for federal funds. <br /> <br />The Ohio Hub is a totally different concept. And Ohio is not the only state with such plans. In fact, Ohio is one of 25 states now either working on or implementing statewide and/or regional rail plans for short-haul corridor trains. This would create a network of passenger trains during daytime hours, where there are currently none. You could, if all of these plans are put into place, travel from Chicago to New York and most other places without necessarily setting foot on an Amtrak long-distance train. <br /> <br />Read the Ohio Hub Plan. I have. This is out of the box thinking. <br /> <br />BTW: I grew up in the Northeast (Connecticut) not far from Amtrak's NEC. You are correct that East coast traffic is nothing like here in Ohio, but it's an apples-to-oranges comparison. In the relative sense, traffic is just as bad here as it is anywhere. It's just a matter of perspective.
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