ERIE, Pa. — Seven passenger rail advocacy groups have formed a coalition to push for improved rail service between Chicago and New York City.
The Erie Times-News reports the Lakeshore Rail Alliance will combine All Aboard Erie, All Aboard Ohio, the Empire State Passenger Association, the Chicago-based High-Speed Rail Alliance, the Indiana Passenger Rail Association, the Northern Indiana Passenger Rail Association, and the Northwest Ohio Passenger Rail Association. The groups announced the new organization at a Tuesday press conference in Erie.
All Aboard Erie will host the coalition because of its central location. Erie’s Michael Fuhrman, previously director of economic and regional issue agency Destination Erie, will be the executive director.
On its website, the group calls for at least four daily Amtrak round trips between Chicago and New York as an interim step until a high speed rail line can be built. Its sample timetable shows how this could improve service for all major cities on the corridor
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