i heard about this on WCBE a few days ago




It looks like the initial plan is simply the 3-C Corridor, which would connect Cleveland to Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati. The line would provide connections to the proposed Midwest Regional Rail (which would be based in Chicago), however would not (initially) connect with any rail services to Pennsylvania, New York, or Canada.



The long-term goal seems to be a system that would provide service to seven states plus Canada through four corridors which would originate in Cleveland.

Northwest corridor to Detroit
Serves Toledo and Detroit
7 stations total
Connects with future Midwest Regional Rail to Chicago, and VIA Rail Canada to Montreal and Quebec City

Northeast corridor to Toronto
Serves Erie, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Toronto
11 stations total
Connects with Empire Corridor to Albany and New York City, and VIA Rail Canada to Montreal and Quebec City

Southwest corridor to Cincinnati
Originally proposed as the 3-C Corridor
Serves Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati
9 stations total
Connects with future Midwest Regional Rail to Chicago

Southeast corridor to Pittsburgh
Serves Pittsburgh
4 stations total
Connects with Keystone Corridor to Harrisburg and Philadelphia



found this on the ...

Trains would travel at about 110 miles per hour (180 km/h) on the primary routes, but 80 to 90 mph (130 to 145 km/h) on secondary lines. Existing trains run at speeds of about 55 mph (90 km/h) to 80 mph (130 km/h). Raising the speed would significantly reduce trip times. A trip between Milwaukee and Chicago would be reduced from about 90 minutes to just over an hour. The trip from the Twin Cities to Chicago would drop from 8 hours to 5½. Travelers between Chicago and Cincinnati would see the biggest gains, cutting travel time in half to just 4 hours.

i just looked up Pittsburgh to NYC on Amtrak.com

$60 for the 9hr 30min ride (plus another $60 to get home)

i only takes 6hrs to drive that and would only cost around $30 in gas

I'm all for it. The sooner they get this done, the sooner they can tear up the tracks and replace them with the Cincinnatti to Columbus to Cleveland bike trails they've been promising us for so many years.