Here is a good synopsis by the local NPR affiliate:
https://www.wvxu.org/local-news/2023...ale-ballot#one
Unfortunately,
The Cincinnati Enquirer has already been bought and paid for and are treating the city's ownership of this "old" railroad as a joke.
Also, the synopsis misses the fact that the city moved to build the railroad in order to compete with the L&N (literally, the Louisville and Nashville, not the branches of the L&N), which was a fast and direct route between its namesake cities, and by extension, Chicago and Atlanta.
It's no exaggeration to say that the entire history of the middle of the United States would be a bit different without this railroad, as Louisville would be somewhat larger and Cincinnati would be somewhat smaller.