Midwest states launch new rail service, 12 years in the making

“Is it worth a 12-year wait? I don’t think the 12 years is worth it, because I think we can do better, but in the end, the train is here and I think it is definitely worth the struggles of getting it off the ground,” Aiello said.

“These are low-hanging fruit. The tracks are there, the train, the crew. Just get it running, especially when you have a route,” Aiello said. “But it’s politics. It’s how legislation and bureaucracy work. You’ve got to study this. You’ve got to study that. You have to do an environmental process. And, again, they already have a train running, so what are they studying?”

By Daniel C. Vock