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Some Good News From Ohio re; Passenger Rail
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Two years ago, the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) placed a bond issue on the ballot in Franklin County to fund an initial light-rail corridor on exisiting lines between Columbus and Delaware, OH (about 25 miles north of downtown Columbus). This line runs through the most prosperous area in Greater Columbus, and would have cost the average household about $41 per year. <br /> <br />The measure failed 81%-19%. Sad - but this will give you an idea how motor-brained this state can be. Any plan that has the potential to remove federal funds for highway projects will be viewed with extreme suspicion. <br /> <br />Noozer - The PRR Indy line is still in place to "downtown" Hilliard - NS uses the old Hilliard yard to store bad-order cars, surplus auto racks, and entire trains if traffic is REALLY up. The ROW is a trail from downtown Hilliard west for about five miles, and should be extended to Plain City in a couple of years. I live three blocks from the trail it <br /> <br />Any route from Columbus to Dayton and Indy would have to go from Dayton south to Hamilton or north to Sidney to gain access to a rail line to Indy.
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