COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A legislative panel has approved $450,000 to study the cost of establishing passenger rail service along Ohio's major cities.
The Ohio Department of Transportation asked the state Controlling Board on Monday to approve the funds for a California-based consulting firm to study what it would cost to use existing freight tracks for passenger service.
Gov. Ted Strickland has estimated the passenger rail plan between Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland will cost $250 million in federal stimulus money, but that is a preliminary estimate.
The House and Senate are currently working out details of a transportation budget that would enable the state to compete for federal stimulus money for the project.
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