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Electrify the VA tracks, and build that north-south rail link throuugh Boston so it's all on one line. C'mon, megacity me already, this is taking too long.
"Northeast Corridor" is not an official region. It's referring to the Amtrak route. Portland is the only one of these cities in the Northeast, so I would choose it out of the 3. But in terms of the Amtrak route that this unofficial region represents, none of these is part of that.
What do you mean? Both Richmond and Norfolk are on the Northeast Regional route. From Wikipedia:
Northeast Regional != Northeast Corridor. The NEC specifically means the electrified section between DC and Boston.
It does, and that's one way to go about this. I think Northeast Regional going through the Northeast Corridor counts for something and that includes asking if Hartford and Springfield should also count as Northeast Corridor or if Roanoke should as well.
Richmond I think has a decent argument for its inclusion with two stations with one in the suburbs with many trains plying the Northeast corridor and then another in downtown Richmond. I'm curious as to whether there are considerations for that branching to the separate Newport News and Norfolk terminals to occur after Richmond downtown station though I'm sure there would need to be grade separation and other things to not add a heinous amount of additional trip time.
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Interesting that news broke this morning of Richmond taking steps forward to "better it's connection to the Northeast". Will run hourly trains with direct service to Washington D.C. The first train left at 5:35AM this morning.
From Gov. Northam:
"Early this morning, we launched expanded daily train service from downtown Richmond to DC and on through the northeast to Boston. This new service will allow commuters to get to their morning meetings in DC or be in New York by lunchtime. Let's keep the Commonwealth moving."
Interesting that news broke this morning of Richmond taking steps forward to "better it's connection to the Northeast". Will run hourly trains with direct service to Washington D.C. The first train left at 5:35AM this morning.
From Gov. Northam:
"Early this morning, we launched expanded daily train service from downtown Richmond to DC and on through the northeast to Boston. This new service will allow commuters to get to their morning meetings in DC or be in New York by lunchtime. Let's keep the Commonwealth moving."
Interesting that news broke this morning of Richmond taking steps forward to "better it's connection to the Northeast". Will run hourly trains with direct service to Washington D.C. The first train left at 5:35AM this morning.
From Gov. Northam:
"Early this morning, we launched expanded daily train service from downtown Richmond to DC and on through the northeast to Boston. This new service will allow commuters to get to their morning meetings in DC or be in New York by lunchtime. Let's keep the Commonwealth moving."
Last month I was complaining about how obnoxious it was getting to New York from Woodbridge. There was only one train and so the costs were exorbitant.
And now there's a train that stops 5 minutes from my house, leaves at 7:34am and arrives at 12:12pm at Moynihan. And fares are $45 if you book far enough in advance
I really don't see Richmond as a Northeastern city and I'm from the Deep South. Yes, I think Northern Virginia is not Southern and is part of the Northeast, but Richmond is culturally still somewhat closer to the South, and its hard to classify the former capital of the Confederacy as a Northeast city. There's also a long distance of rural space separating Richmond and Washington DC.
I really don't see Richmond as a Northeastern city and I'm from the Deep South. Yes, I think Northern Virginia is not Southern and is part of the Northeast, but Richmond is culturally still somewhat closer to the South, and its hard to classify the former capital of the Confederacy as a Northeast city. There's also a long distance of rural space separating Richmond and Washington DC.
Really? Where?
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