3-C Stop a Potential Win for Community

Back in the early to mid 1800s, a city’s growth and prosperity was determined by where the railroad decided to lay tracks. Springfield is an example of that and so is Yellow Springs. A legislator from Yellow Springs influenced the railroad to come through that fair city instead of the planned Clifton. Yellow Springs grew and Clifton didn’t. Same thing happened in Springfield and it may be about to happen again. Word in late January that Springfield is being strongly considered a stop on the 256-mile 3-C passenger train from Cincinnati to Columbus and Cleveland was good news for our community. Work on a passenger station near East Washington and Spring Street should begin this year. Property for a station has been purchased by the Port Authority of Springfield. This would spur other development downtown as trains are scheduled to pass through four times each way per day. What convinces me there’s a future in rail is Warren Buffet, who is one of the smartest men I know, invested heavily in Midwest passenger rail. He doesn’t make many investment mistakes. Have a great Chamber day.