A bipartisan group of U.S. House of Representatives members led by Akron Democrat Emilia Sykes want Akron/Canton to get an Amtrak stop if the national passenger rail service expands its Ohio offerings.
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Sykes’ letter says the 3C+D corridor and the Cleveland, Toledo Detroit route don’t adequately serve eastern Ohio, leaving behind a significant population that could benefit from the inclusion of passenger rail. The letter said the region’s business community, led by the Akron-Canton Advocacy Alliance,Ohio State gets more than $4 million to train workers for Great Lakes water quality jobsSen.
Sykes, who is the only Ohioan on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said in an interview that when she’s asked Amtrak and ODOT officials why there were no plans for stops in the Akron/Canton area, she was told nobody was advocating for one. She decided to focus on doing so. A third route, the Cardinal, travels through southern Ohio, linking Chicago and New York via Cincinnati.
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