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[Sloan]

Hooray! I hope this means Ohio has had an epiphany on passenger rail.

Sloan

http://www.fox19.com...oser-to-reality


http://www.local12.c...TiVO4D38dQ.cspx

[Ocala Mike]

Hooray! I hope this means Ohio has had an epiphany on passenger rail.

Sloan

http://www.fox19.com...oser-to-reality


http://www.local12.c...TiVO4D38dQ.cspx

Did they recall Kasich or something? No epiphany until he's out of there.

[KevinKorell]

Website for Eastern Corridor commuter rail:

http://www.easternco...r.org/index.php

And even with these plans, I am of the sentiment "believe-it-when-you-see-it" given the recent political climate in Ohio. What about the proposed West Shore Line between Cleveland and Lorain, and possibly on to Sandusky (the town, not the infamous Penn State guy)? It doesn't seem much closer despite the fact it's been hashed around for a longer number of years. http://www.ridewestshore.com/

[KevinKorell]

Cincinnati, OH Enquirer, 10/19/12:

The Ohio Department of Transportation has awarded $200,000 to be used for the Downtown portion of the Eastern Corridor transit rail project, Hamilton County commissioner Todd Portune said.

Story is here.

Admittedly I've never seen this before, but there is a whole map of commuter rail, light rail, and streetcar lines proposed for the Cincinnati area. This one to Milford happens to be commuter rail, but en route it crosses a light rail corridor.

The map is here. A little confusing to read in black & white; I'd like to see it in color.

[KevinKorell]

Progressive Railroading, 10/25/12:

Cincinnati passenger-rail plan advances with funding, preferred alignment decisions

Cincinnati-area passenger-rail proponents got a boost last week with the announcement of two approvals that will help set the stage for the introduction of an operational passenger-rail system as early as 2016.

This is your story.

[Sloan]

The plan will use existing rail systems and add a light commuter rail system to connect points east with downtown.

What is "light commuter rail?"

BTW, despite goofs by ODoT mentioned in the article, it looks like Eastern Corridor is continuing toward eventual development.

Sloan

http://www.local12.c...06kme6nyNg.cspx

[KevinKorell]

WCPO-TV, Channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH, 2/25/13:

Portune pushes for passenger rail by 2015 MLB All-Star game

Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune on Monday introduced a resolution to make passenger rail service a reality in Cincinnati by the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Full story

[KevinKorell]

It has a name. From Soapbox Media, Cincinnati, OH, 3/5/13:

Oasis Rail Transit bound for Cincinnati region

For the first time since 1988, Cincinnati will play host to the 2015 MLB All-Star Game. And by that time, the Greater Cincinnati area could have a rail service, Oasis Rail Transit, which would be part of the Eastern Corridor program of multi-modal transportation improvement projects.

Continue

[Sloan]

The Ohio Department of Transportation is considering whether and how to build a commuter rail line from downtown Cincinnati to Fairfax to Milford, and it wants to know what you think.

Note photo of light rail rather than commuter rail.

Sloan

http://www.bizjourna...t-building.html

[Sloan]

 

 

East Side Commuter Rail Project in Doubt Following Vote to Develop Oasis Line as Trail

 

The fate of a long-planned commuter rail line along the eastern riverfront took an abrupt turn over the past month. With the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) Board voting 12-1 in favor of a plan to use it for the Ohio River Trail, it puts a severe damper on one day using it as commuter rail to the city’s eastern suburbs.

http://www.urbancinc...-line-as-trail/

Edited by Sloan, 18 March 2015 - 08:35 AM.