Ohio is preparing for a potential expansion of Amtrak passenger rail service through four major corridors, the Federal Railroad Administration announced Tuesday.
The routes selected for the development plan are:
- Cincinnati-Dayton-Columbus-Cleveland
- cleveland-toledo-detroit
- Chicago-Fort Wayne-Columbus-Pittsburgh (with connector service via Lima, Kenton, Marysville, Newark, Cochocton, Newcomerstown, Woolixville, and Steubenville).
- Increase frequency on Amtrak’s current routes from New York, Washington, DC, and Chicago to Cincinnati.
The Federal Railroad Administration will provide $500,000 in funding to the plan for each of the four corridors.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) praised the announcement as a great step toward expanding Amtrak in Ohio.
