Development of a rail system in Ohio is worth pursuing
Youngstown Vindicator
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
People who can remember excursions by passenger train from downtown Youngstown stations to Cleveland or Pittsburgh for a ball game or a day of shopping are fewer and fewer.
Seventy-five years ago, special events in Cleveland warranted special trains. Fifty years ago hundreds of kids who performed safety patrol duties near their schools would be rewarded by the Safety Council and Police Department with a train ride and an Indians game. Over the years, those special train rides, as well as daily commuter trains to Cleveland, disappeared.
America, it seems, had outgrown trains, at least for trips that could be made by car. And most longer trips were made by plane.
Full editorial at: http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/sep/29/development-of-a-rail-system-in-ohio-is-/
Youngstown Vindicator
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
People who can remember excursions by passenger train from downtown Youngstown stations to Cleveland or Pittsburgh for a ball game or a day of shopping are fewer and fewer.
Seventy-five years ago, special events in Cleveland warranted special trains. Fifty years ago hundreds of kids who performed safety patrol duties near their schools would be rewarded by the Safety Council and Police Department with a train ride and an Indians game. Over the years, those special train rides, as well as daily commuter trains to Cleveland, disappeared.
America, it seems, had outgrown trains, at least for trips that could be made by car. And most longer trips were made by plane.
Full editorial at: http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/sep/29/development-of-a-rail-system-in-ohio-is-/
Ken Prendergast
Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
www.allaboardohio.org
Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
www.allaboardohio.org
