🛤️ Ohio Passenger Rail Edges Closer To Reality

Plus: 🤯 An Experimental Museum Is Opening On Whittier Peninsula

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Chelsea Wiley
September 19, 2025

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Hello, Friday! Chelsea here.

Columbus hasn’t seen a new passenger train service in decades but that might be about to change. After years of talk, planning, and public enthusiasm, the state is finally taking concrete steps to expand its rail network. Voters, commuters, and transit fans alike have made it clear they want more options than just cars and buses, and now Ohio could be on the verge of reconnecting its cities by rail. From Cincinnati to Cleveland (and yes, Columbus too), the rails might just be humming again.

Navigator Feature Story: 🛤️ Ohio Passenger Rail Edges Closer To Reality

🎃 Timbuk Farms’ Fall Fest Brings 20,000 Mums, Corn Mazes & More
Timbuk Farms’ Fall Fest is in full swing! Pick pumpkins, stroll through 20,000 mums, explore the corn maze, enjoy live music, and pet barnyard animals now through September 28. (And seriously, how beautiful is that mum display? It’s art!)

🤯 Prototype Experimental Museum Is Opening On Whittier Peninsula This Fall
Columbus is about to get a museum experience like no other. Prototype, a 30,000-square-foot experimental space from Dublin-based design firm Roto, will host ever-changing exhibits, immersive collaborations, and bold installations designed to evolve with each visit.

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😮‍💨 There’s an air quality alert for Columbus and several other central Ohio cities. So if you’re in a sensative group, be sure to check before heading out. (NBC4)

📚 Columbus poets Diane Callahan and David Dixon turned their relationship into a poetic back-and-forth in The Ship and the Storm. They’re celebrating the release with a collage-style poetry party at Urban Arts Space on Sept. 20. (Matter News)

🌳 Ohio’s 76 state parks just won the 2025 National Gold Medal Award, officially making them the best in the nation for recreation and conservation. (Spectrum News)

☀️ Weather: 90 and sunny

Sponsored by Germania Singing & Sport Society 🍺
Raise your stein! Germania’s 68th Oktoberfest hits September 19-21 with live German bands, bratwurst, craft beers, dancing, and the US Steinholding State Qualifier. Come for the music, stay for the polka, and celebrate Columbus’ oldest Oktoberfest. Prost! Click here for more info.

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☀️ Have a great last weekend of Summer, Columbus. We’ll see you back here in the Fall (aka on Monday morning.)

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- Chelsea