Cleveland Real Estate News

It’s a start. Dining cars are back on the Lake Shore lines that run through Cleveland.  It’s also true that departure time is before 6am (oy) and it will be swell when there are more trips planned.  In the meantime, read the PD article about how Amtrak finally added the dining car back to the [...]

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The months are flying by aren’t they? It’s already time for the next update on passenger rail and transit news for the Midwest/Ohio. The Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission (MIPRC) did a study of Amtrak ridership in the Mid West. Some stats:   In the last five years, Mid West corridor ridership has increased 64%Long distance Mid West routes were [...]

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This is the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act. It passed with a clear enough majority that it is vetoe proof and apparently (maybe because of that) President Bush has stated he will sign it.  I’m going to list how the Senators voted on HR 2095 – note please that Senator McCain voted nay, Senator Biden [...]

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The Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) received a grant of $62,500 and they consider this a positive sign that The Feds consider The Ohio Hub  a valid project for Ohio’s economy and future.  The grant came from the Federal Railroad Aministration. The grant is for a feasibility study with AMTRAK to “start up two round [...]

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In the song Aquarius, there is a line that goes ‘when the moon is in the seventh house…and Jupiter, aligns with Mars….’  (are you sorry you can’t hear me singing?)  I keep thinking about that song and wondering if we could finally have the Perfect Storm of support for improved passenger rail. In Ohio,   we [...]

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