Ohio Region - Passenger Rail News

 

 

"There's currently no airline in the United States that has a viable long-term plan for survival. Jet fuel is a killer category, and it's a desperate time for the industry," Darryl Jenkins, Professor of Aviation, George Washington University.  Skybus Shutdown - Fuel Prices, Management woes jolted airline into sudden tailspin, The Columbus Dispatch, By Marla Matzer Rose, April 6, 2008.
“My administration is committed to providing Ohio's urban areas with the tools they need to create jobs and attract investments to make their communities vibrant centers of commerce.  Investments in a rail transportation system that links metropolitan areas with passenger rail service, while improving freight commerce, would represent one such too."  Governor Strickland's letter to Amtrak's President and Chief Executive Officer, Alexander Kummant, February 26, 2008. 
“Finally, I want to say tonight that I join Governor, Ted Strickland, in urging Amtrak and the Federal Government to bring a rapid transit passenger line through Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati."  Mayor Michael B. Coleman's State of the City Speach, March 13, 2008 
Gas Prices leave big holes in our wallets, Willoughby News Herald Editorial, March 12, 2008
Strickland's request to Amtrak is a baby step toward revival of 3-C passenger-train service, The Columbus Dispatch, Web-only letter, March 11, 2008
Strckland wants 3-C passenger rail restored, The Columbus Dispatch, By Jim Siegel, March 7, 2007
Strickland looking for Amtrak to link state's 3-C corridor, Lorain Morning Journal, By Brian Ross, March 7, 2007
Strickland wants Amtrak to study rail service with Springfield Stop, Springfield New Sun, By Samantha Sommer, Staff Writer, March 7, 2008
Governor asks Amtrak to study Ohio passenger rail line, The Associated Press, March 6, 2007
James Cummings: Proposal 'giant step backward' for rail, Dayton Daily News, By James Cummings, Commentary, February 13, 2008
Mayor of Lima hoping  new president will be a friend of high-speed rail, The Lima News, By Heather Rutz, January 30, 2008
Register Viewpoint:  Fast Track, Sandusky Register Viewpoint Article, January 23, 2008
Sandusky on board for high-speed rail project, Sandusky Register, By Jennifer Grathwol, January 20, 2008
David Bear:  We must act now to save U.S. train transportation from extinction, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Travel Editor, By David Bear, January 20, 2008

Council seeks to bring back trains Cargo hub: passenger service cut to Youngstown in 2005, Youngstown Tribune Chronicle, By Joe Gorman, January 18, 2008

 

The New ORDC Chair Sees Synergy in Rail System, From the Hannah News Wire: 127th General Assembly The Hannah Report, December 7, 2007
Transportation remix: Nation needs to consider public's changing attitude about travel preferences, Columbus Dispatch, Editorial, November 24, 2007
Buy the ticket for high-speed trains, Willoughby News-Herald, October 1, 2007
Martin Gottlieb:  Hope keeps chugging along for train advocates in Ohio, Dayton Daily News, Commentary, By Martin Gottlieb, September 21, 2007
Advocates believe time finally right for rail, Associated Press, By Julie Carr Smyth, September 20, 2007
Rail investment would bring economic benefits, Columbus Dispatch, Commentary, By Bill Hutchison, September 1, 2007
Clevelanders enjoy boarding an Amtrak train in daylight, Cleveland Plain Dealer, By Debbie Snook, August 19, 2007
High-speed rail may link Midwest, With financial help from feds, states could build lines to connect Chicago, Indy and Cincinnati, The Indianapolis Star, By Zach Dunkin, July 5, 2007
U.S. needs high-speed rail: Alternative to flying would help environment, economy, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Commentary, By Dr. Phillip Wright, March 7,  2007
Enough talking: Get going on a national rail program, Commentary by Jim Seney, February 25, 2005
Local train stations may add to rail effort, Lorain Morning Journal, By Phil Helsel, November 26, 2004
Passenger rail plan considered in Ohio, The Plain Dealer, By Rich Exner, November 20, 2004
Gas prices could revive railroads, Cincinnati Post, Commentary by Jim Seney, June 15, 2004
Passenger rail could soften the impact of higher gas prices, The Plain Dealer, Commentary by James Seney, June 12, 2004