Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com
QUOTE: Originally posted by spankybird So how do the poeple from NE Ohio (Cleveland - Akron area) get on the train. Drive 2 1/2 hours to Columbus or Toledo???? If I drive to Toledo to go to Detroit, I might as well fini***he drive.
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Collin ,operator of the " Eastern Kentucky & Ohio R.R."
QUOTE: Originally posted by Old Timer noozer - does Ohio expect that they'll pay for all this with the revenue from, say, 100 riders per week? Old Timer Old Timer.... if you go to the ORDC website: http://dot.state.oh.us/ohio rail and look up the link to the Ohio & Lake Erie Regional Rail Plan, you will learn: 1. That it will be paid for by allowing Ohio to use state and local dollars that are already being spent on rail projects as credit toward federal matching fuinds, once a federal rail infrastructure program becomes available... and that may happen soon via Senate Bill 1516 2. You'll will also find out that ridership projections are well above 100 riders per week. In fact the ORDC projections show ridership and revenues that will cover the operating costs of the system. 3. The Ohio Hub System will be just that .... a system. It will serve the following corridors.... Cleveland-Columbus-Dayton-Cincinnati Cleveland-Youngstown-Pittsburgh Cleveland-Toledo-Chicago Cleveland Toledo-Detroit Cleveland-Buffalo-Toronto Pittsburgh-Columbus-Chicago (via Lima & Fort Wayne Columbus-Toledo-Detroit This is an entirely new concept in regional corridor rail planning. In fact, according to a source within the ORDC, The NS railroad has told the ORDC that it supports the plan. ORDC has a similar pledge of support from CSX
QUOTE: Originally posted by Cheviot Hill If this has to go in front of the voters, forget it. If state reps vote on it forget it. If there is any public funds involved forget it. I would really like to see the system built and expanded, but I honestly don't see it happening. If Taft is still in office he'll find some place to spend the money. Do you really think the money to match the federal funds will be there? I don't. The majority of the voting public does not want this. Look at what happened in Cincinnati when they went to the voters for money to build a light rail and commuter rail corridors. It was overwelmingly rejected. OKI spent alot of money and time studing it only to get squashed by the voters. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for rail corridors. It really does sound great for Ohio, but I don't see this going much more forward than it has. If you can keep the government out of it and make it a private it would work. Look what has become of Amtrac with government involvement. Just my thoughts.
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