When I wanted to take my dad to Chicago for his birthday, we ruled out flying because of the cost and risk of weather disruption and driving because of the distance and annoyance of having the car once in Chicago. Instead, we embarked on an elaborate trip by bus, carpool, and train. Why? Because Amtrak service in the Midwest is severely lacking, especially in Ohio. But hopefully, that will drastically change in the next few years thanks to the Amtrak Connects Us plan, which would add significantly more and better service in Ohio and many other communities across the nation. Learn more about the Amtrak Connects Us plan: https://www.amtrakconnectsus.com Join the Rail Passenger Association to advocate for better rail service: https://railpassengers.org
In a new video on Urbanists.Video, the Heartland Urbanist explores the unique challenges train travellers face when trying to travel interstate using Amtrak.
@ajsadauskas@ajsadauskas@lemmy.ml@heartlandurbanist@video yeah its a joke. The only connection heading east out of Detroit is a thruway bus to Toledo that leaves at 10pm and schedules a 3 hour wait (assuming the lakeshore is on time…which, is basically a coin toss) for the lakeshore at 3am. This, from a metro area of millions, heading to anywhere in new england/north-east. It’s wild.
Re: Ohio, 3-Cs is basically number one on amtrak Joe’s list so stayed tuned! Maybe in 2040…
@ajsadauskas @ajsadauskas@lemmy.ml @heartlandurbanist @video yeah its a joke. The only connection heading east out of Detroit is a thruway bus to Toledo that leaves at 10pm and schedules a 3 hour wait (assuming the lakeshore is on time…which, is basically a coin toss) for the lakeshore at 3am. This, from a metro area of millions, heading to anywhere in new england/north-east. It’s wild.
Re: Ohio, 3-Cs is basically number one on amtrak Joe’s list so stayed tuned! Maybe in 2040…