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Cincinnati, OH

Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Dayton, OH (35.9 mi).

About Cincinnati

Cincinnati is the most populous city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Ohio River across from its confluence with the Licking River in Kentucky. Cincinnati is the third-most populous city in Ohio, and the 66th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 309,317 at the 2020 census.

Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.

Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)

⚠️ All figures below are parametric estimates scaled from the proposal's own budget ($8.5T ÷ 17,000 mi ≈ $500M per mile), not engineering quotes. Methodology is shown so you can check the math.
ItemBasisEstimate
Terminal constructionLarge-city terminal (parametric range $2-4B)$3B
Land acquisitionRegional factor 1.5× on $200M base$300M
Track: Cincinnati → Dayton35.9 mi × $500M/mi$17.95B
Annual operations (share)Staffing, power, maintenance$60M/yr
Stop total (excl. annual ops)$21.25B

Best terminal location (proposed)

The Cincinnati Union Terminal (Museum Center) district. Union Terminal is the region's most iconic rail landmark, already served by Amtrak with vast parking and approach tracks on the west side. Queensgate's industrial parcels nearby offer assembly room, and the site connects toward downtown via the existing rail and bus corridors.

Before / after

Before and after aerial mock-up of the proposed maglev terminal at Cincinnati, OH

Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.

🛤️ Infill stops toward Dayton: the proposal envisions more stops than cities — smaller stations between majors. Plausible infills on this leg:
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