South Shore Line - Monon Branch Opens

The Cardinal stops at Lafayette, but it’s very slow

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If only there is a passenger train routed that way, oh wait…..

Amtrak is 58 minutes longer than Google says it takes to drive with no traffic. The no traffic is a big if.

Is this advocating a return of the Hoosier service via revival of a route that has been trail-converted, serving a region different from what the Cardinal provides?

The Hoosier service was famously cancelled due to a lack of political will for its funding. Has that actually changed?

Be interesting to see what the route alignment (and stops) would permit with ‘clean sheet’ track graded and installed with a modern TLM…