Passenger rail service between Cincinnati and Cleveland could happen by 2010 if the state gets $100 million in proposed infrastructure stimulus money.
The $100 million would be used to purchase two trains of three to four passenger cars each, with both running one round trip a day at a maximum speed of 79 miles per hour.
The state would pay
Amtrak to operate the service on rail owned by Norfolk Southern and CSX and would connect to other Amtrak routes at both ends.
In 2009, the
Ohio Rail Development Commission intends to apply for $100 million in federal matching grants to develop the
Ohio Hub plan, a high-speed rail system on seven corridors in the state.
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