Comments on: It’s not high speed rail, but…

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:04:59 +0000

What’s it’s like to ride the train from Cville to DC:

Amtrak in Charlottesville – One Person’s Experience – Nov 2, 2009
http://www.realcrozetva.com/2009/11/02/972/

(via http://www.cvillenews.com/2009/11/06/amtrak-account/ )

I suppose this is what regional rail in Hburg could be like someday?

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By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:03:13 +0000

@ Callie

it’s right on the edge of chinatown. just walk straight up the hill and you run into a metro station…

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By: Callie

Callie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:21:40 +0000

I have taken the Chinatown bus to NYC before, and loved it! It only took about five hours from DC (they stopped once outside of Baltimore) and that was during friday night rush hour traffic. I would reccommend researching where they drop you off in NYC because it’s in the business district in China town and if it’s late at night there aren’t taxis readily available. You will need to know which direction to walk to a busier throughoughfair.

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By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:01:33 +0000

Another regional bus option:

Starlight Express (cville/lburg to nyc)
http://www.nycshuttle.com/

Reading about cheap Chinatown bus fares makes me wish Hburg had a Chinatown:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown_bus_lines

e.g. http://www.chinatown-bus.org/ (Richmond to NYC, round-trip, for only $60; DC to NYC, round-trip, for only $35!)

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By: Noa

Noa — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:53:11 +0000

Thanks for the info. Glad to know there’s affordable transit to near-by cities. I feel that a shuttle to Richmond would be in high-demand, and hope that they’ll consider forming a route to the state capitol in the near future.

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By: Barnabas

Barnabas — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:04:06 +0000

I think that train runs form New York to Chicago three times a week. There is also a stop in Staunton.

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By: Brent Finnegan

Brent Finnegan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:31:06 +0000

Click on the words “Green Shuttle” in the post.

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By: David Miller

David Miller — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:51:05 +0000

Website link to the company please, my idiocy can’t seem to locate one

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By: Barkley Rosser

Barkley Rosser — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:22:33 +0000

I never understood why Greyhound shut down here, a growing area with all these students.

Regarding flying out of the Valley, if you are making a connection on a United flight beyond Dulles, it is usually not all that much more than just flying out of Dulles, and on occasion is actually less.

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