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The preferred corridor for high-speed rail passes through Fort Wayne on the way to Toledo. The tracks are straighter, not as busy, and serving Fort Wayne is better than the other option, which is to serve South Bend/Elkhart.

Since Ohio wants nothing to do with rail service, though, we'd have to start with a Chicago-Ft Wayne line and worry about a Toledo extension later. However, even Indiana is on the fence about rail service, and they've made no motions toward upgrading Chicago-Indy service. In fairness, though, the biggest problems on that line are in Illinois, not Indiana.