WASHINGTON - Frustrated that a 2025 State of Ohio Rail Plan draft released last month didn’t include a passenger rail stop in the Akron-Canton area, U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes wants a redo.

The Akron Democrat sent a letter Thursday to Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Pamela Boratyn that asks them to “reconsider this omission.”

Her letter says residents of the Akron-Canton region have advocated for a passenger rail line for many years, and the 2019 State of Ohio Rail Plan notes that “there is interest from local stakeholders in establishing a rail service between the Akron-Canton Airport and the Football Hall of Fame in Canton.”

That interest was also noted in the 2025 plan, Sykes’ letter says, but the rail corridors it focuses on - with a line to connect Cin

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