Sad... same happened here in Göteborg, Sweden. Lots of tramways were removed, because people didn't use it... 40 years later (or even more) the city is screaming for the tramway... people are just stupid and thinks just as far as their nose go...
glad to see cincinnati cynicism is still in full swing. 1. Downtown is opening businesses and bars all over with plans to draw tourism. 2. I think todays technology can handle mosquitos 3. I'm simply entertaining an Idea to help the city. Your negative outlooks on this city's potential are pretty disappointing.
Unfortunately the City built a huge waterline through these tunnels making it extremely difficult to even consider re using them for a train system BUT what if we were to tear out the roads and fill those subways with water re creating the legendary Canal system that once made its way through our fine city? Imagine the draw a beautiful canal would bring to our tourism industry and also the access small delivery ships would have to bring products and wares from the Ohio. Venice,Chi...Cincinnati!
Dumbest idea ever. Cincinnati got rid of those canals because they were no longer needed, and they were breeding grounds for mosquitoes. There is no way they would bring back a waterway that would only breed mosquitoes and disease.
While I find the Cincinnati Subway a great piece of "Uncompleted America", I wouldn't exactly call an few only partially built tunnel segments that were never even close to operational "A Subway System".
It's been a long time since I went to Cin City. I had no idea of the subway tunnels but I was so young I didn't have the liberty to check it out either.
This is what irks me about America. Our older generations were so short sighted about mass transit thinking that the car was the future to success and look at us now? This is the legacy that GM left us. Cincinnati may not have needed it back then but of course people were too shortsighted to realize that the city may need it now. I bet you now that modern day trains may not be able to even fit properly into these tunnels. They might have to even widen these tunnels to make it viable.
No rapid mass transit around here yet but we do get a slow assed street car system that won't serve 5% of the city's population... This town's politics has a tradition of impotence.
I have read about this abandoned subway since the late 80's and find it fascinating. What is interesting is how there is common design elements between Cincinnati's subway and New York's BMT system. If only it was built.......
Dont go down in those tunnels. A bunch of angry whores and hobosnlive
Doubleshot98 3 days ago
Dont go done in
Doubleshot98 3 days ago
They never mentioned THIS on "WKRP"...
tomservo56954 1 month ago
Now were going to have a 14 million dollar plus two mile long trolly train to no where. Yea!
meship31 1 month ago
Sad... same happened here in Göteborg, Sweden. Lots of tramways were removed, because people didn't use it... 40 years later (or even more) the city is screaming for the tramway... people are just stupid and thinks just as far as their nose go...
randomforum 1 month ago
glad to see cincinnati cynicism is still in full swing. 1. Downtown is opening businesses and bars all over with plans to draw tourism. 2. I think todays technology can handle mosquitos 3. I'm simply entertaining an Idea to help the city. Your negative outlooks on this city's potential are pretty disappointing.
CincinnatiKid10100 2 months ago
Unfortunately the City built a huge waterline through these tunnels making it extremely difficult to even consider re using them for a train system BUT what if we were to tear out the roads and fill those subways with water re creating the legendary Canal system that once made its way through our fine city? Imagine the draw a beautiful canal would bring to our tourism industry and also the access small delivery ships would have to bring products and wares from the Ohio. Venice,Chi...Cincinnati!
CincinnatiKid10100 4 months ago
@CincinnatiKid10100 There is not and will never be a tourism industry in Cincinnati
lil0ze 4 months ago
@CincinnatiKid10100
Dumbest idea ever. Cincinnati got rid of those canals because they were no longer needed, and they were breeding grounds for mosquitoes. There is no way they would bring back a waterway that would only breed mosquitoes and disease.
America100000able 3 months ago
@CincinnatiKid10100 Gee, I've never seen water before.
tryithere 2 months ago
If Cincinnati had finished the line, then jobs wouldn't have left downtown. LOL. What an economic illiterate.
HJW81253212 6 months ago
While I find the Cincinnati Subway a great piece of "Uncompleted America", I wouldn't exactly call an few only partially built tunnel segments that were never even close to operational "A Subway System".
scarred2112 7 months ago
It's been a long time since I went to Cin City. I had no idea of the subway tunnels but I was so young I didn't have the liberty to check it out either.
UglySean 7 months ago
This is what irks me about America. Our older generations were so short sighted about mass transit thinking that the car was the future to success and look at us now? This is the legacy that GM left us. Cincinnati may not have needed it back then but of course people were too shortsighted to realize that the city may need it now. I bet you now that modern day trains may not be able to even fit properly into these tunnels. They might have to even widen these tunnels to make it viable.
canarinhoamazon 8 months ago
It's not gonna happen because then they can't sell you cars, oil, and tires.
slick5066 11 months ago
It's not gonna happen because then they can't sell you cars, gas, and tires.
slick5066 11 months ago
why not finish it???
aaronzack14 1 year ago
Why not make a bike trail out of it? Lights, camera's and pack your 9mm your ready to go!
mathteach26 1 year ago
l used to explore the subway tunnels and drink down there.
cros1eyfie1d 1 year ago
No rapid mass transit around here yet but we do get a slow assed street car system that won't serve 5% of the city's population... This town's politics has a tradition of impotence.
dp100eboggan 1 year ago
I saw the premiere of this movie at Union Terminal, and it was utter shit. It was 90% politics and 10% history.
HarvestmanMan 1 year ago
I have read about this abandoned subway since the late 80's and find it fascinating. What is interesting is how there is common design elements between Cincinnati's subway and New York's BMT system. If only it was built.......
JeffOrnstein01 1 year ago
a subway would help 75 so much
saltyCracka3 1 year ago