Accomplishments
All Aboard Ohio has traveled far since our founding in 1973 as the Ohio Association of Rail Passengers. We’ve consistently stood for more and better passenger rail and public transit through good times and bad. Some of you have been there since the start. Some of our members have been with us since the beginning, more are joining every day. Join us!
So, here’s a sample of what we’ve accomplished:
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Advocated successfully to get the route and stations for the Lake Shore Limited established by Amtrak in 1975-1980.
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Established 501c-3 early in the organization’s history.
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Advocated successfully to establish the Ohio Rail Development Commission and its specific mission to re-establish passenger rail in Ohio’s 3C&D Corridor. We also saved ORDC from being eliminated several times.
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Renovation of Sandusky and Elyria stations as well as improvements to platforms at Toledo Union Station.
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Worked with Clevelanders for Public Transit to secure Greater Cleveland RTA rail fleet replacement and boost transit-oriented development in Northeast Ohio.
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Helped get Greyhound bus service moved to multimodal Amtrak stations at Sandusky and Toledo
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Advocated for resumption of Cardinal and for future service between Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Chicago.
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Mailed newsletters for over 40 years to inform the membership and public at large before internet.
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Ongoing advocacy with mayor's, state legislators, governors, metropolitan planning organizations, and federal officials, representatives and agencies.
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Successfully advocated for Cleveland to plan for a multimodal transportation center on the Lakefront.
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Advocated and continue to support plans by City of Oxford to build a station stop on the route of Amtrak’s Cardinal
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Supported Media Campaign for Columbus' LinkUS - new transit infrastructure, bike paths, and trails vote. The vote passed in November 2024.
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Advocated for reentry of Ohio into the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission.
Amtrak Service Expansion (a work in progress):
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Succeeded in getting unanimous letters of support for Amtrak Expansion from every station stop city on both current and future routes like the 3C&D Corridor.
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Succeeded in getting support from metropolitan planning agencies, port authorities and other civic organizations for the revival of the 3C&D Corridor.
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Succeed in getting editorial endorsement of the Amtrak expansion from several Ohio newspapers and other media outlets.
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Succeeded in getting resolution of support for Amtrak expansion plan introduced in the Ohio General Assembly.
