Chicago - Columbus - Pittsburgh was derailed by hyperloop hype the last round. Let's hope that is dead and buried.
Not one, but two hyperloops in the thing I quoted! Reminds me of the hype over the Foxconn plant in Wisconsin.Chicago - Columbus - Pittsburgh was derailed by hyperloop hype the last round. Let's hope that is dead and buried.
I saw this article a few days ago and loved it.Here is an excellent article from Cleveland.com. What Ohio can learn from Michigan Amtrak Service.
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024...michigan-when-it-comes-to-amtrak-service.html
You're not the first one to think of this.It seems none of the plans talk about what seems to me to be an obvious route: a daytime Cleveland - Chicago train which would also serve Toledo, Elkhart and South Bend as well as other towns, at a more reasonable time than the LSL or Capitol/Floridian. It would take about 6 hours. The drive is 5 hours and change nor considering traffic, so I think the train would be competitive considering 5+ hours and dealing with traffic vs sitting back relaxing for a little longer time.
With multiple people traveling I'm stopping almost hourly for someone to use the restroom anyways. I'd take a train all the time if it was available.It seems none of the plans talk about what seems to me to be an obvious route: a daytime Cleveland - Chicago train which would also serve Toledo, Elkhart and South Bend as well as other towns, at a more reasonable time than the LSL or Capitol/Floridian. It would take about 6 hours. The drive is 5 hours and change nor considering traffic, so I think the train would be competitive considering 5+ hours and dealing with traffic vs sitting back relaxing for a little longer time.
Ohio would have to fund (or get a grant) for the portion across northern Indiana. Indiana almost certainly would not kick anything in. The "3C" solves the potential political problem of state funds being spent for service in a different state.It seems none of the plans talk about what seems to me to be an obvious route: a daytime Cleveland - Chicago train which would also serve Toledo, Elkhart and South Bend as well as other towns, at a more reasonable time than the LSL or Capitol/Floridian. It would take about 6 hours. The drive is 5 hours and change nor considering traffic, so I think the train would be competitive considering 5+ hours and dealing with traffic vs sitting back relaxing for a little longer time.
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