I'd like to see Norfolk Southern which is headquartered in Norfolk try out passenger service as an experiment. Are the rails for the interurban and the Amtrak trains completely separate? Do they intersect?
Norfolk Southern is completely separate from the all-electric "Tide" inter-urban. Not likely, the National freight empire will get back into marginally profitable passenger traffic. We CAN dream though. I grew up with the ATSF, riding many of its southwest crack excursion rail offerings. Love it, miss it, glad I was old enough to enjoy it. Nothing like breakfast in the dining car rumbling into Albuquerque.
Thanks for the reply, Timothy. Any idea what proximity the new station is to Union Station the grand train station torn down in 1963? I think the last passenger service from Norfolk was 1971 at the station at the end of Redgate avenue, but I don't remember the railroad. I have traveled Amtrak many times, but the only private train trip I have taken was in 1962 at the age of 5 from the station in Newport News (same place as the Amtrak Station). I think I have been told that it was the C&O that carried us to west Virginia at the time. Do you think that would be right? Thanks! Joe
Good video I couldn't help to notice that the platform at the station is to low for the train
I'd like to see Norfolk Southern which is headquartered in Norfolk try out passenger service as an experiment. Are the rails for the interurban and the Amtrak trains completely separate? Do they intersect?
Norfolk Southern is completely separate from the all-electric "Tide" inter-urban. Not likely, the National freight empire will get back into marginally profitable passenger traffic. We CAN dream though. I grew up with the ATSF, riding many of its southwest crack excursion rail offerings. Love it, miss it, glad I was old enough to enjoy it. Nothing like breakfast in the dining car rumbling into Albuquerque.
Thanks for the reply, Timothy. Any idea what proximity the new station is to Union Station the grand train station torn down in 1963? I think the last passenger service from Norfolk was 1971 at the station at the end of Redgate avenue, but I don't remember the railroad. I have traveled Amtrak many times, but the only private train trip I have taken was in 1962 at the age of 5 from the station in Newport News (same place as the Amtrak Station). I think I have been told that it was the C&O that carried us to west Virginia at the time. Do you think that would be right? Thanks! Joe