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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

mahatmakanejeeves

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2. Yes, you're right. But I'm thinking, Radford isn't much of a terminal.

Reply to spooky3 (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 11:02 AM

Dec 2020

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The Birmingham Special and Memphis Special used to go down through Bristol along what is now the I-81 corridor. You would be restoring passenger service to towns that haven't had it in decades.

Right off the bat, I don't know the population of Bristol or Knoxville, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were sufficient traffic if you went that way.

Thanks for writing.

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VA Gov. Northam proposes $50 million to advance goal of bringing passenger rail to New River Valley [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 OP

Maybe I don't understand the proposal but it seems to me that the point is to spooky3 Dec 2020 #1

Yes, you're right. But I'm thinking, Radford isn't much of a terminal. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 #2

yes, but Northam's job is to represent Virginians' interest; a train that crosses state lines spooky3 Dec 2020 #3