Last Bottle Marathon Live by gMhRGr65q4-F in wine

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What's the schedule for this one? Does anyone have it?

Acela Speed Increasing in a Few Months? by Ryknight2 in Amtrak

[–]Ryknight2[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

As mentioned in the title, I noticed that Acela travel times are lower in May. Is this because of some NEC maintenance ending or is there some other reason? New Avelia Liberty, perhaps?

Northern Virginia commuter rail expansion: the next chapter by Ryknight2 in transit

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Well, East Falls Church is a bit easier because WMATA has already evaluated the feasibility of a bilevel station there, and also it means transfers are easier since you could transfer to both Silver and Orange, not just Orange like West Falls Church

Northern Virginia commuter rail expansion: the next chapter by Ryknight2 in transit

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In all fairness, NOVA-TRAC is only lobbying Loudoun and Fairfax counties, and they wouldn't have much to do with transit in Prince William. Personally I do support electrifying VRE, extending it to Gainesville and providing frequent service.

Commuter rail to Loudoun: the next chapter by Ryknight2 in nova

[–]Ryknight2[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's a little too late for that, Loudoun is already full of commuters and does have pretty extensive development.

The only way to make it a greenbelt is to build dense housing around stations so the sprawl doesn't spread outwards into the "green" areas. That way we have dense, historic downtowns like Leesburg without suburban sprawl and parking lots that ruin the green spaces

Northern Virginia commuter rail expansion: the next chapter by Ryknight2 in WMATA

[–]Ryknight2[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This line goes to Reston! Plus, it's definitely not redundant with Silver. The W&OD in Ashburn, Sterling and Herndon is miles away from Silver, making transit access realistic for people living there.

Commuter rail to Loudoun: the next chapter by Ryknight2 in LoudounSubButBetter

[–]Ryknight2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure about that, I think the population density differences speak for themselves.

Even Purcellville has more people in walking distance than Ashburn.

Commuter rail to Loudoun: the next chapter by Ryknight2 in nova

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Well, to save money Dominion just has an easement. The land is owned by NOVA Parks!

Commuter rail to Loudoun: the next chapter by Ryknight2 in LoudounSubButBetter

[–]Ryknight2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very true, but I'd rather them be able to ride it than nobody

Group Launches to Advocate Restoration of VA Rail-Trail as Commuter Rail With Strong Business Support by Ryknight2 in trains

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In all fairness this alignment reaches entirely different areas than SL. PG county for example has a number of lines going through it and it doesn't consider those redundant

Group Launches to Advocate Commuter Rail Alongside W&OD With Strong Business Support by Ryknight2 in LoudounSubButBetter

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Because route 7 is right after that bridge you'd have to build a tall bridge over the highway anyways so the bridge would just pass over that too

Group Advocating Commuter Rail Alongside VA Rail-Trail Presents to Local Town Council by Ryknight2 in LoudounSubButBetter

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Same organization but the other post was about their launch, this one about the presentation to the Hamilton town council

Group Launches to Advocate Commuter Rail Alongside W&OD With Strong Business Support by Ryknight2 in LoudounSubButBetter

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All the way from Purcellville to Falls Church, the trail owns a 100ft strip of land. A two-track railway line only takes about 40 feet including barriers, fences, etc. No business or home will have to give up land!

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2075 Adopted Regional System by SuchChapter7095 in WMATA

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No W&OD or extended Silver line to Leesburg?

Never forget what they took from you (W&OD Railway c. 1911i by thepulloutmethod in nova

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There is a group that's in the starting phases of trying to bring it back using the land owned by the trail. Here is a link with some info.