Toledo, OH
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Ann Arbor, MI (43.7 mi).
About Toledo
Toledo is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States, of which it is also the county seat. It is located at the western end of Lake Erie along the Maumee River. Toledo is the 4th-most populous city in Ohio and 88th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 270,871 at the 2020 census.
Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.
Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)
| Item | Basis | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal construction | Mid-size terminal (parametric range $1-2B) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1× on $200M base | $200M |
| Track: Toledo → Ann Arbor | 43.7 mi × $500M/mi | $21.85B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $23.55B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The downtown district around the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza station. Toledo's existing Amtrak station sits downtown on active rail approaches with room to expand, and the Warehouse District around it is already redeveloping. The site offers freeway access and a straight shot north toward Detroit along the established rail corridor.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Sylvania, OH - suburb northwest of Toledo
- Dundee, MI - Monroe County village on the US-23 corridor
- Milan, MI - small city on the corridor south of Ann Arbor