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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