Wouldn't it be "funny" if Cincinnati got better passenger rail service to the south into Kentucky first?
March 01, 2011
Time right for commuter rail in Kentucky?
Frankfort city official thinks time is right for regional commuter train system
by Dan Dickson
Lexington, KY - A group of business commuters board the double-decker, diesel-powered train in downtown Lexington for the relaxing 50-mile-per-hour trip to downtown Frankfort and the State Capitol. At the station, they had the option of taking trains that make a total of 11 stops, ranging from Winchester at the eastern end of the system to Louisville at the western end, with stops in between at Lexington, Midway, Frankfort and Shelbyville.
Sound farfetched? Not to Ralph Tharp, executive director of the Kentucky Capital Development Corporation, part of the city of Frankfort's economic development and industrial recruitment effort.
READ MORE AT:
http://www.southsidermagazine.com/Articles-c-2011-03-01-97132.113117-Time-right-for-commuter-rail-in-Kentucky.html
March 01, 2011
Time right for commuter rail in Kentucky?
Frankfort city official thinks time is right for regional commuter train system
by Dan Dickson
Lexington, KY - A group of business commuters board the double-decker, diesel-powered train in downtown Lexington for the relaxing 50-mile-per-hour trip to downtown Frankfort and the State Capitol. At the station, they had the option of taking trains that make a total of 11 stops, ranging from Winchester at the eastern end of the system to Louisville at the western end, with stops in between at Lexington, Midway, Frankfort and Shelbyville.
Sound farfetched? Not to Ralph Tharp, executive director of the Kentucky Capital Development Corporation, part of the city of Frankfort's economic development and industrial recruitment effort.
READ MORE AT:
http://www.southsidermagazine.com/Articles-c-2011-03-01-97132.113117-Time-right-for-commuter-rail-in-Kentucky.html
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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
