Cincinnati began seriously pursuing the sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway in late 2022.
The deal closed on March 15, 2024, for $1.6 billion. Today, more than two years later, the trust fund created from that sale, known as the Cincinnati rail fund, is approaching $2 billion.
On the surface, that looks like a success.…
Cincinnati recently announced that for the past year, it has been in mediation concerning the 2015 collaborative agreement.
This agreement requires the city to fully fund the Cincinnati Retirement System (CRS) by 2045.
The system currently has a funded ratio of 68%. Furthermore, it has an $847 million liability to erase. Cincinnati pension reform is…


