From: jgrove24@hotmail.com

On Monday, October 3, 2016 at 10:43:44 PM UTC-5, Allen Prunty wrote:
> I know that this is an older news article from a four years ago, but
> they are really working hard on revitilizing my areas corridor.  I
> live on Dixie Highway not far from Ft. Knox.  I'm about 25 miles south
> of Downtown Louisville.  The city of Louisville is a large area that
> has abosorbed a lot of smaller surrounding communities through Merger.
>
> The city is literally 110 miles from farthest points of it's boundary
> as the crow flies.
>
> This organization is behind it and they want to bring passenger rail
> back to our state.  http://www.cartky.org they have some neat
> historical information there too.
>
> They have been experimenting with Commuter Rail... the proposed route
> that I took a ride with (I was invited by our local councilwoman to
> go) took about two and a half hours round trip and it was a pleasant
> ride.
>
> Rail would benefit Louisville, as many jobs are located in the
> Elizabethtown area.  WOrkers could ride this route to go to Ft. Knox,
> and farther.  It could be extended up in the communities of Southern
> Indiana and it would connect through the Airport.
>
> Here's the article...
>
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>
> Talk of Commuter Train Gains Momentum
>
> The idea of bringing back the commuter train is gaining momentum in
> Metro Louisville.  Local and national leaders took a test ride this
> morning from Louisville to Hardin County.
>
> The last time we heard a train whistle was when Amtrak's "Kentucky
> Cardinal" ran briefly through Louisville several years ago.  Now, a
> number of people want to bring back the good ol' days when passengers
> boarded the train to commute to work.
>
> "I brought my newspaper and I brought a soft drink and I'm just going
> to ride along like a regular commuter and get the feel of it," said
> Jim King, (D) Metro Council President.
>
> Metro Council members and other community leaders, including
> Congressman John Yarmuth, arrived at Union Station this morning to
> explore the possibility of bringing back commuter rail.
>
> "It's imperative that we do this because these are the things you
> can't say, well, we don't have any money today and we probably can't
> make it viable today, so we're not going to worry with it because this
> is the type of thing that requires some vision," said Yarmuth.
>
> So, all aboard the "Inspection Train" at the P&L Railway Yard.  The
> train would take people between Louisville and Cecilia, Kentucky near
> Elizabethtown, with stops along Dixie Highway.
>
> The Coalition for the Advancement of Regional Transportation, or CART
> wants to show government officials just how easy and inexpensive it is
> to re-start commuter rail service.
>
> "Basically, a very simple construction of putting in some platforms,
> extending a piece of railroad track about 500 feet down in
> Elizabethtown, and maybe re-timing some signals along the railroads to
> get a little faster speed," said John Owen, CART.
>
> Saturday's ride was slower, but once the train and tracks are refined,
> folks would ride at a brisk 60 miles an hour.  That's twice as fast as
> the "Kentucky Cardinal."
>
> Council president Jim King says the ride was smooth and scenic.  TARC
> estimates it would cost at least $50 million to re-build the commuter
> rail line.
>
> Director Barry Barker says the next step is to start a study of how
> many people are interested in the train service and what all is
> involved.

Use the $50 Million as an endowment on Express Buses. I rekkin the freeways
have adjoining commercial parking lots that can be used for park-N-ride. Lease
10-20 buses, the fancy coach types and run it for 2-3 years to get a sense of
ridership.
The buses can circulate in areas to drop/pick up. Trains can't do that. Rail
is so last century.

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