FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — Local officials say they remain optimistic about the future of the Midwest Connect rail project.
The project would connect Fort Wayne to Chicago, Columbus, and Pittsburgh via passenger rail. It would mark the return of passenger rail to Fort Wayne after the last passenger train left Baker Street Train Station in 1990.
“We’re the largest city in the state without passenger rail. One of the largest cities in the country without passenger rail,” Geoff Paddock says. In addition to serving on Fort Wayne’s City Council, Paddock is a member of the Northern Indiana Passenger Rail Association Board of Directors…