• A 90 minute travel time between Washington and Richmond.
• A 75 mph average travel speed
• A 90 percent on-time performance level
What do we have now? Looking at tomorrow’s trains from Staples Mill to D.C. I find:
• A 135 minute travel time
• A 48 mph speed
I don’t know the current reliability. But I take the train quite frequently and see them all the time from my study. I will guess at something like 75% right now, maybe better.
ashlandrail 
This organization is not the project team. From their web site — http://www.vhsr.com/RailPlan — advocates for High Speed Rail in our state.
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Here is further information from their web site (http://www.vhsr.com/system/files/SEHSR+Phase+1+Handout.pdf)
Their goals for our region are:
• A 90 minute travel time between Washington and Richmond.
• A 75 mph average travel speed
• A 90 percent on-time performance level
What do we have now? Looking at tomorrow’s trains from Staples Mill to D.C. I find:
• A 135 minute travel time
• A 48 mph speed
I don’t know the current reliability. But I take the train quite frequently and see them all the time from my study. I will guess at something like 75% right now, maybe better.
Ian Sutton
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