CLE-CHI Amtrak called more viable than high-speed rail now

Amtrak called more viable than high-speed rail now 
Paddock says it could be decades until a sleek new system comes here. 

By Christian Sheckler 
csheckler@news-sentinel.com  

With a luncheon to promote high-speed passenger rail scheduled for Friday, one of the city's most persistent advocates for local rail service says he's taking things one step at a time.

Before rail supporters set their sights on a sleek, new rail system to Chicago, they should focus on bringing Amtrak back to Fort Wayne for the first time in more than 20 years, said Geoff Paddock, co-founder of the Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association.

Paddock said the lunch – sponsored by the Indiana High Speed Rail Association – will focus mostly on the ambitious goal of making Fort Wayne one of the stops on a high-speed line between Chicago and Cleveland.


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