Amtrak and state launch new train

By Hawes Spencer |
Published online 7:04am Thursday Oct 1st, 2009
and in print issue #0840 dated Thursday Oct 8th, 2009

The biggest names in rail and politics came to Charlottesville on Wednesday, September 30, one day ahead of the biggest transportation news in years: the launch of a new regional rail service– years in the making and millions in the subsidies– to give Charlottesvillians more than twice as many trains as previously.

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2 comments

Sue October 1st, 2009 | 9:14am

Love this !

fdr October 1st, 2009 | 7:38pm

but its useless for business - gets you there too late in the morning and you have to be on the train by 4pm to get home.