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Diet_Coke t1_iyd4bxa wrote

Reply to comment by DefaultSubsAreTerrib in Amtrak Ridership Up through Richmond by pizzatongs

If we were a modern developed country with high speed rail, it could be a 20 minute ride

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Capable-Site-301 t1_iye20wh wrote

They apparently looked at the possibility of a maglev from Richmond to DC and decided it wasn't cost effective. So the 20 minute train idea won't happen in our lifetimes, if ever.

But a non-maglev, higher speed rail would still be amazing, even moreso if they could extend it all the way to the Hampton Roads area. But even that is probably at least a decade away from happening.

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