 As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 , the Federal Railroad Administration identified ten regions for potential development as high @-@ speed rail corridors — Erie lies in a gap near three corridors : the Chicago Hub Network , the Empire Corridor , and the Keystone Corridor . The local passenger rail advocacy group , All Aboard Erie , proposed a feasibility study in 2014 for high @-@ speed rail service to connect to the corridors at Cleveland and Buffalo . The group also wants determine if rail service would be possible using the existing tracks and right of way between Erie , Youngstown and Pittsburgh . 
