Cincinnati Southern Railway

Cincinnati voters will decide this election whether the city can execute a plan to sell the only municipally owned railroad in the U.S. to a private corporation.

Cincinnati voters are deciding a hotly debated question on the ballot this election: Should the city sell Cincinnati Southern Railway to Norfolk Southern? On Cincinnati Edition, we devote a second program to Issue 22.

The first of three public meetings about the sale on the November ballot is Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Evanston Recreation Center.

Cincinnati voters will decide a hotly debated question on the ballot this election: Should the city sell Cincinnati Southern Railway to Norfolk Southern?

Cincinnati NAACP President Joe Mallory says the lack of public engagement on the plan is concerning.

As Cincinnati voters ponder whether to keep or sell the city's Southern Railway, some wonder why a municipality owns a railroad in the first place.

The City Manager's Office has a plan to spend $250 million over 10 years on projects like streets and sidewalks, parks, recreation centers, and more.

Cincinnati voters will decide whether the proposed sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway to Norfolk Southern for $1.62 billion can go forward.

The board has tentatively scheduled a special meeting for July 11 to decide on whether to move forward with the November election or wait until next year.

Ohio lawmakers have reached an agreement to allow the proposed sale of the city-owned Cincinnati Southern Railway to move ahead. Voters could see the sale on the ballot as soon as November.