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Train advocates have spent years working to restore passenger rail to Central Ohio. Now that effort is really gaining steam. Driving the...

December 11, 2023

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Train advocates have spent years working to restore passenger rail to Central Ohio. Now that effort is really gaining steam.

Driving the news: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week selected four Ohio routes as priorities for railroad expansion and issued millions of dollars in planning funds, Sam Allard writes for Axios Cleveland.

Why it matters: This is a critical step toward eventually building new train routes.

Read the full article here on Axios.

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