Comments on: Ohio’s 3C Rail Plan gets $400M Boost http://rustwire.com/2010/01/27/ohios-3c-rail-plan-gets-400m-boost/ News from the Rustbelt Sun, 06 May 2012 17:20:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Seth http://rustwire.com/2010/01/27/ohios-3c-rail-plan-gets-400m-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 Seth Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:01:57 +0000 http://rustwire.com/?p=2868#comment-1248 From everything I've read, though, the Cleveland-Cincy band is the highest density corridor nationwide not to have passenger rail service. If that statistic is true, I would warrant that there is density enough to justify the rail. Regardless, this is exciting news. I for one will be exploring Cincy and (maybe) Columbus just as soon as it's up and running. Let's just hope that this triggers better rail schedules to Chicago and Pittsburgh for Clevelanders. From everything I’ve read, though, the Cleveland-Cincy band is the highest density corridor nationwide not to have passenger rail service. If that statistic is true, I would warrant that there is density enough to justify the rail. Regardless, this is exciting news. I for one will be exploring Cincy and (maybe) Columbus just as soon as it’s up and running. Let’s just hope that this triggers better rail schedules to Chicago and Pittsburgh for Clevelanders.

]]> By: tonyg http://rustwire.com/2010/01/27/ohios-3c-rail-plan-gets-400m-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-1221 tonyg Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:15:08 +0000 http://rustwire.com/?p=2868#comment-1221 Having been involved in the rail industry for over 25 years I will tell you that the money is spread too thin nation wide to actually do much and that what tends to happen is a speculation in land, property along side any proposed route. The discussion of "high" speed rail simply bring out the realitors , pumping land/ property values. It's a version of pump and dump. There's lots of examples of this in state after state. We all say we will ride the train, but if you don't have enough population density along the entire right of way, it's an ecominic bust in our system. It's yet another way to foster land and property speculation. I think we've all have our fill of that recently haven't we? Having been involved in the rail industry for over 25 years I will tell you that the money is spread too thin nation wide to actually do much and that what tends to happen is a speculation in land, property along side any proposed route. The discussion of “high” speed rail simply bring out the realitors , pumping land/ property values. It’s a version of pump and dump. There’s lots of examples of this in state after state. We all say we will ride the train, but if you don’t have enough population density along the entire right of way, it’s an ecominic bust in our system. It’s yet another way to foster land and property speculation. I think we’ve all have our fill of that recently haven’t we?

]]> By: Walker Evans http://rustwire.com/2010/01/27/ohios-3c-rail-plan-gets-400m-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 Walker Evans Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:04:36 +0000 http://rustwire.com/?p=2868#comment-1195 Very exciting news! :D Very exciting news! :D

]]> By: Nick Wright http://rustwire.com/2010/01/27/ohios-3c-rail-plan-gets-400m-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-1194 Nick Wright Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:07:55 +0000 http://rustwire.com/?p=2868#comment-1194 It's not high-speed, but, hey, it's a start. Dayton Daily News put up a good video illustrating their specific plans: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-passenger-train-plans-unveiled-517706.html It’s not high-speed, but, hey, it’s a start.

Dayton Daily News put up a good video illustrating their specific plans:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-passenger-train-plans-unveiled-517706.html

]]> By: Mark Stegman http://rustwire.com/2010/01/27/ohios-3c-rail-plan-gets-400m-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 Mark Stegman Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:19:46 +0000 http://rustwire.com/?p=2868#comment-1192 I can not wait to take the train to Columbus or all the way to Montreal; Downtown Columbus, Ohio will be a great weekend getaway from Cincinnati. WAY TO GO OHIO! I can not wait to take the train to Columbus or all the way to Montreal; Downtown Columbus, Ohio will be a great weekend getaway from Cincinnati. WAY TO GO OHIO!

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