According to the DC2RVA plans, they plan to use the existing route through Fredericksburg and rebuild the viaduct through that city with a third main line. I don't see this as a high speed line. It doesn't need to be. It just has to provide reliable and timely service.
Alex M wrote: ↑Mon Dec 23, 2019 3:22 pm According to the DC2RVA plans, they plan to use the existing route through Fredericksburg and rebuild the viaduct through that city with a third main line. I don't see this as a high speed line. It doesn't need to be. It just has to provide reliable and timely service.Yeah this is hardly HSR, at least between DC and Richmond. The ROW is still going to be only 2 tracks in some areas, most notably in Ashland, max speed of 90 MPH, and still low-level platforms. Not to mention some news articles seem to outright imply that Virginia is buying the entire ROW. But i don't want to be entirely negative, this is still progress.