Extending The Northeast Corridor & Acela Service to Virginia

Published: 15 April 2024
on channel: Lucid Stew

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Is it time to finally extend the NEC to the South? We're going to look at what's happening with passenger rail plans between Washington D.C. and Richmond, VA. This includes a couple of hypothetical scenarios where electrification is extended to Virginia, directly connecting it all the way up the Northeast Corridor to Boston without locomotive changes. This is all part of big future plans for the FRA Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor, which we will be looking at increasingly on this channel. So check it out, see what you think of the options, and let me know all about it in the comments!

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Attribution:

"One of VRE's new MP36PH-3C engines slows to a stop in Manassas, VA. Train #327 left Washington, DC's Union Station a little over an hour earlier. The commuter line operates Monday through Friday."
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"Main Street Station"
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Chapters:

0:00 Hey, It's Your Old Pal Lucid Stew Again
0:06 The Concept
0:35 The Region
2:00 The Options
2:52 No Build Option
3:36 Acela On Existing Geometry
8:14 VRPA Longer Term Option
8:50 Acela On New Geometry
16:34 Conclusion, Thanks, Up Next
17:02 See You On That Big, Beautiful Freeway!

Topics:

NEC
Northeast Corridor
Acela
Washington D.C.
Richmond, VA
Boston, MA
Electrification
Washington Metro
WMATA
Amtrak
Virginia
District of Columbia
GRTC
Amtrak Thruway
CSX Transportation
Virginia Passenger Rail Authority
VPRA
DC2RVA
Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor
Transforming Rail In Virginia
Dual mode Siemens Charger
NEC Regional
First Street Tunnels
North River Tunnels
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Long Bridge Project
Potomac River
Franconia-Springfield Bypass
Alexandria
Quantico
Fredericksburg
Kings Dominion
Ashland
Richmond Main Street Station
New York City
CAHSR
Brightline West
Atlanta
Charlotte
DC To Richmond
Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve
James River
R2R Project
Richmond 2 Raleigh
CSX S-Line

Documents referenced can be found at:

https://vapassengerrailauthority.org/

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