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New Charlottesville Train Service Late on Day One
At least we now have Amtrak service from Lynchburg to DC. From the Daily Progress:
The new train was due to arrive at the station at 2:15 p.m., and it pulled in at roughly 2:24 p.m.
Beginning in Lynchburg, the train officially starts its service today and will add 14 more trips per week in Charlottesville. It came to Charlottesville on Wednesday from Culpeper and then headed to Lynchburg after Kaine — who received a rail hat that said “Chief Engineer,” a train whistle and bandana — hopped on.…
The train was originally scheduled to leave on weekdays
Proximity to rail equals higher property values?
Estately , one of the best real estate search sites out there puts forth this as fact – When buying a home, living near rail lines is better . … *For real estate blog geeks (like me) the first line of my post in May ’05 is intriguing to me – “Found this blog today with a very interesting story about the above subject -” ” this blog ” is the venerable Rain City Guide . Continue reading
