Media ignorance continues, this time by the Warren Tribune Chronicle staff -- a letter/op-ed was sent by me. The analysis that went into the 3C's average speed is amazing (think about what it takes to create a moving computer simulation of 200+ daily scheduled freight trains over a complex web of tracks 250 miles long). And rarely are track-owning freight railroads engaged at such an early stage as this. What they also don't recognize is that 3C is the Midwest's busiest travel corridor between metro areas and that planning for the CYP Corridor will also start with a conventional-speed service because there's never enough money or cultural/political support early on for a strange new expensive project like high-speed rail. The initial speed for CYP will also have a low estimated baseline average speed and the Trib will also recoil in horror at that until the engineering starts and harder numbers are developed. Round and round we go....
High-speed rail timing is puzzling
November 2, 2010
When Ohio accepted $400 million from the federal government to begin developing high-speed rail, its political leaders created the so-called Tri-C corridor, a Cleveland-Columbus-Cincinnati route on existing rail lines.
Critics, however, pointed out many flaws, the biggest of which was that the rail line would not be high-speed. At an average speed of 39 mph, critics were able to poke serious holes, such as how unlikely it would be that people would ride longer on a train than in a car to get to the same destination.
Suddenly, in the midst of the 2010 General Election, which concludes today, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced a revised average speed of 50 mph for the proposed rail. No new analysis was conducted to arrive at this new speed. No new information was obtained from the freight railroads that own the lines to arrive at this new speed. In fact, nothing really changed except the speed.
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High-speed rail timing is puzzling
November 2, 2010
When Ohio accepted $400 million from the federal government to begin developing high-speed rail, its political leaders created the so-called Tri-C corridor, a Cleveland-Columbus-Cincinnati route on existing rail lines.
Critics, however, pointed out many flaws, the biggest of which was that the rail line would not be high-speed. At an average speed of 39 mph, critics were able to poke serious holes, such as how unlikely it would be that people would ride longer on a train than in a car to get to the same destination.
Suddenly, in the midst of the 2010 General Election, which concludes today, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced a revised average speed of 50 mph for the proposed rail. No new analysis was conducted to arrive at this new speed. No new information was obtained from the freight railroads that own the lines to arrive at this new speed. In fact, nothing really changed except the speed.
READ MORE AT:
http://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/549083/High-speed-rail-timing-is-puzzling.html?nav=5007
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
