Rule #2: Don't be offended if someone knows more than you.
I think this will happen because they are already gobbling the land back up for the pensy trail. I believe Ill see it in my lifetime
yes i know but ive personally walked every bit of pennsy trail from indy to knightstown and even alot of it thats just woods now. I didnt say it would come back I said I believe. its people like me that make things happen. Not saying I could rebuild the route but what I mean is there are many people who would feel the same. And just the fact Lincolns funeral train took that route is something historical for Indiana to think about. This line in this day of age could easily be rebuilt. So think what you want. I think positive not negative. Ohio has the right idea now indiana should follow
That would be cool. I still think one day someone will see the route is rebuildable
Worse, its irrelevent. If CSX needed it, it would be here. If they need it, they'll build something. They don't need it. EDIT: but i tell you what you can do, wait a few years and get out your rubber-treded Velocipede, and you too can try to match the St. Louis passenger train from Richmond to Terre Haute. Ill wave at you if you make it to Clayton.
If they (or NS) needed it, would be much cheaper and easier to rebuild the I&O/CIND from Columbus to Cincinnati to Indianapolis to a "higher" speed than rebuild non existent track. And even in passenger train fantasy land, high speed service Indianapolis to Columbus with a Cincinnati intermediate stop would be a much more desirable operational (to an operator trying to earn a buck) than a direct Indianapolis - Columbus with no intermediate stop or a Dayton stop. Yes, direct would be quicker, but if you swing down for a Dayton stop, running times could be pretty close to similar as going via Cincinnati.
what would replace the highways? And is there more information about that key west line? Im curious now. Also sorry I did not mean to sound rude. Its just a dream of mine.
Exactly the question...interstates will become obsolete and be replaced...just with what?Quick info on the Florida East Coast Key West extension: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Railroad
Given enough money, sure, anything can happen. Look at the FEC line to Key West for an example of that.Your comment about I-70 leads to a discussion we've never had here...what will happen when the interstates go the way of the railroads? It almost certainly will happen. Will they become highway-trails? Or will rails go back in?
he reason I brought up the interstate scenario is because California's already done it. They just put a high speed line down the median of an interstate a few years ago. I'm not talking about the interstates being obsolete. I'm just saying that there is so much space around a highway (I-70 in particular) that if they were to build a high speed line anywhere, it would be the most practical place. It's also a good way to get people out of their cars, and onto a train because the majority of drivers are on I-70 anyway and would see the train going by them and think, "Hey! That might be cheaper than using all this gas!"I've always dreamed of seeing the Panhandle restored but if the idea is to get everyday people to ride the train instead of drive, (whether it be to use less gas, put out less polution, or just get there faster) I would think they would put it along the interstate. It may not be what we railfans want, but it would at least be something.
