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The VA Gov will in Christiansburg today for an announcement about the rail -- HokieSignGuy 05/05/2021 10:31AM Good momentum starting to build behind this -- Hokie Fiji 05/05/2021 1:00PM AMTRAK banking on it. They've already added C'burg to their "new" stations ** -- great2bahokie 05/05/2021 12:11PM Is he going to allow cardboard cutouts to ride? ** -- GreenvilleVT 05/05/2021 12:05PM Only if the cutouts wear a mask. ** -- Hoakie82 05/05/2021 12:26PM Wow, about 500 yards from my house. Early lunch & avoid that stuff ** -- HortHokie 05/05/2021 11:23AM I'm highly skeptical about expanding passenger rail, especially in a car- -- HokieNoVA 05/05/2021 10:58AM Already have it to Roanoke. Really just one stop ** -- Nelsonia Hokie 05/05/2021 1:40PM I wish they had more than one departure time each day.... -- RUHokie 05/05/2021 12:07PM Anyone know if Amtrak has the ability to add trains to a popular route, or -- HokieSignGuy 05/05/2021 12:11PM That already exists. It’s called Amtrak. ** -- GreenvilleVT 05/05/2021 12:05PM I'd like to take a trip to DC to visit the museums and other things there -- HokieGator 05/05/2021 11:51AM A DC trip from blacksburg for the weekend would probably look like this... -- HokieSignGuy 05/05/2021 12:02PM Sounds extremely civilized ** -- MrBayAreaHokie 05/05/2021 1:38PM I've done the Lynchburg-DC run before. It was awesome. I went with -- reestuart 05/05/2021 12:07PM Mom and dad took the train from Lynchburg to NYC a few years ago and really -- HokieGator 05/05/2021 12:06PM I enjoyed my train trip from RIC to NYC for a wedding. -- hoosnowahokie 05/05/2021 12:27PM Travel by rail, esp. if you are visiting a metro area, is awesome -- Tafkam Hokie 05/05/2021 12:21PM All the people teaching in NOVA or visiting Congress, Pentagon, Beltway -- UTPr0sim 05/05/2021 11:41AM More and more students are leaving the car behind when coming to Tech, -- HokieSignGuy 05/05/2021 11:30AM Heck, I expect more and more of them don't have a car or license -- Tafkam Hokie 05/05/2021 11:55AM The daughter of a former employee we were going to hire part time had -- reestuart 05/05/2021 12:00PM If you live in an urban area where public transit is decent -- Tafkam Hokie 05/05/2021 12:14PM You can't spell Amtrak without chronically red budgets. ** -- Vtskier1 05/05/2021 11:29AM The interstate highway system doesn't turn a profit either ** -- KeithHokie89 05/05/2021 2:35PM That's horribly wrong too. -- Vtskier1 05/05/2021 3:24PM How so? The gas tax doesn't cover all road maintenance or new construction. ** -- KeithHokie89 05/05/2021 7:38PM Read the link -- Vtskier1 05/05/2021 7:55PM Pretty sure no subway systems make any money. Shut them down and -- reestuart 05/05/2021 2:44PM Any talk of rail spending brings the haters out. -- KeithHokie89 05/05/2021 7:44PM That's infrastructure in general...highways/roads/sewers. It doesn't need -- jmanatVT 05/05/2021 12:08PM Ah, the greater good theory. Yes, I'm sure some will value it. Why else -- Vtskier1 05/05/2021 1:02PM Politicians don't care, because it's always OPM. Other Peoples Money. -- BayHokie 05/05/2021 11:34AM I own a business. Getting even a fairly small fraction of the traffic off -- reestuart 05/05/2021 12:05PM It's car centric because there are no other options. This is an option ** -- KeithHokie89 05/05/2021 11:27AM No one's driving across the river there, no reason for a bridge ** -- jmanatVT 05/05/2021 11:28AM I guess you are not an engineer. Engineers love trains & those grate hats. ** -- Guy LeDouche 05/05/2021 11:13AM In 2019, the DC to Roanoke line turned a (very small) profit. -- jmanatVT 05/05/2021 11:13AM Does that analysis include overhead? -- LaneRat 05/05/2021 12:13PM I don't have a detailed balance sheet or the details of the state's -- jmanatVT 05/05/2021 12:57PM Exactly... And the Roanoke/DC line line even exceeded expectations with -- HokieSignGuy 05/05/2021 11:26AM You also have to get from Christiansburg to Blacksburg...will people walk? -- EDGEMAN 05/05/2021 11:04AM Huckleberry Trail would be perfect ** -- One4VT 05/05/2021 12:21PM When you get off the train in Roanoke...there's a shuttle there for VT. -- great2bahokie 05/05/2021 12:14PM For people who enjoy tailgating before/after the game -- VTHokie2000 05/05/2021 1:16PM We have one of the best public transportation systems in the state... -- HokieSignGuy 05/05/2021 11:27AM They've managed a bus from Blacksburg to Roanoke for the train, I think -- jmanatVT 05/05/2021 11:14AM Yep. Smartway already has a stop at the exit 118 park and ride. ** -- reestuart 05/05/2021 11:40AM I would think making the Cambria station a regular BT stop -- Tafkam Hokie 05/05/2021 11:05AM Works great until you actually ride! ** -- One4VT 05/05/2021 10:35AMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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