Ashley Surpas
July 2010
Abstract
This paper looks at the characteristics of East Central Indiana to see if the communities
would warrant the implementation of a commuter rail in the area connecting these
communities to Indianapolis. This is done by comparing East Central Indiana to two
other communities with commuter rails to see how they are similar to and to make
suggestions for a proposed commuter rail in the East Central Indiana area. The two
commuter rails that are discussed are Tennessee’s Music City Star and New Mexico’s
Rail Runner Express.