With President Biden elected, it is worth considering new Amtrak routes. This train is a cross-platform transfer in Pittsburgh from the Pennsylvanian, which continues along the Capitol Limited route to Toledo. At Toledo it turns north and heads to Detroit.
8:30 p.m. - mile 0 - Pittsburgh
10:01 p.m. - mile 84 - Alliance
11:24 p.m. - mile 140 - arrive Cleveland
11:30 p.m. - mile 140 - depart Cleveland
Midnight - mile 165 - Elyria
12:33 a.m. - mile 188 - Sandusky
1:39 a.m. - mile 235 - Toledo
3:00 a.m. - mile 294 - Detroit
Although the Detroiter arrives in its namesake city at an ungodly hour, this train would give people a way to get to Detroit from the East Coast without spending the night in Chicago. This train also provides superior connections between all its intermediate city pairs, and between the East Coast and all its stops. In this region, we are used to trains arriving at ridiculous hours of the night anyway.
Of course this service should be accompanied by something similar going back East, but I haven't thought that far along yet.
I think the plan would be that this train would wait for the Pennsylvanian if it arrives late. If the Pennsylvanian were to arrive extremely late, the connecting passengers might have to take an AmBus to Cleveland and Detroit.
8:30 p.m. - mile 0 - Pittsburgh
10:01 p.m. - mile 84 - Alliance
11:24 p.m. - mile 140 - arrive Cleveland
11:30 p.m. - mile 140 - depart Cleveland
Midnight - mile 165 - Elyria
12:33 a.m. - mile 188 - Sandusky
1:39 a.m. - mile 235 - Toledo
3:00 a.m. - mile 294 - Detroit
Although the Detroiter arrives in its namesake city at an ungodly hour, this train would give people a way to get to Detroit from the East Coast without spending the night in Chicago. This train also provides superior connections between all its intermediate city pairs, and between the East Coast and all its stops. In this region, we are used to trains arriving at ridiculous hours of the night anyway.
Of course this service should be accompanied by something similar going back East, but I haven't thought that far along yet.
I think the plan would be that this train would wait for the Pennsylvanian if it arrives late. If the Pennsylvanian were to arrive extremely late, the connecting passengers might have to take an AmBus to Cleveland and Detroit.
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