Ohio Higher Education Rail Network

09/26/2023

Congratulations John Robert!!

“We’ve invested in every other mode of public transportation while passenger rail has been woefully underfunded since Amtrak was created,” he said. “This [infrastructure investment] is a real step forward in funding the kind of robust passenger rail this country deserves.” — John Robert Smith

Amtrak received a grant for improvements to launch service between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the rail infrastructure.

12/26/2021

A sad af

02/06/2021

Let’s get this Corridor on the list!!

Possibilities are greater than the Challenges. Can you Imagine how this would improve Regional Connectivity?

10/19/2019

Amenities, Customers, Housing and Transit.
Denver is Growing, Ohio is Slowing....

10/19/2019

Connecting Education and Transportation.
The Colorado University A Line is on Point!
Just one part of a Robust Regional Transit System.
Ohio has much to learn.

01/04/2017

Miami University on track for the return of Passenger Rail service. Parents, Grandparents & Students will enjoy the Connectivity.

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01/04/2017

Universities and other institutions are key...
Thank you, John Robert Smith

In the Donald Trump era, even red-state Republicans are cheering Amtrak's efforts to restart the Gulf Coast passenger train line that Hurricane Katrina wiped out.

12/20/2016

Mayor Berger of Lima for the win.... "...the rail corridor also provides a major marketing opportunity for the 150 colleges and universities within 60 miles of it and their 850,000 students who need to get there and back home again."

Imagine being able to hop a train from Fort Wayne to Chicago, or east to Columbus, Ohio. That's now a step closer to becoming a possibility. For 26 years, people have been fighting to bring passeng...

10/30/2016

Thank you for visiting the OHERN page. Once you look around you'll find solid information, backed by years of careful planning and study.

10/22/2016

Excellent integration of Resources

The developer behind the Texas bullet train announced Thursday that architecture students from universities across Texas are in a competition to design the passenger stations.

08/02/2016

Connecting Talent to Opportunities.

TRAVERSE CITY (WPBN/WGTU) -- A new public railroad system connecting northern and southern Michigan is a step closer to becoming reality.The Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities has been working for months to see what people think about a passenger

07/25/2016