Norfolk to Richmond Train

[burt]

According to 'Julie' the robotic Amtrak voice at 800/USA RAIL (800/872-7245) train #174 out of Norfolk is running on time and will arrive Boston's South Station on schedule at 6:34PM tonight.

 

The inaugural train carries 4 extra  cars to handle the crowds.  Regular service is 6 cars plus a cafe car and a business class car.

 

Between Harbor Park and DC, it stops in Petersburg; Richmond Staples Mill (not Main Street); Ashland; Fredericksburg; Quantico; Woodbridge and Alexandria.

[Ghentite]

Construction has started on the permanent station  http://norfolklive.blogspot.com/2013/02/norfolks-amtrak-station-construction.html

[757Duke]

The station appears to be nearing completion. I'll try and take some pictures this weekend.

[Ghentite]

Yeah it won't be long until the station opens.  The landscaping is already complete and when I went be there today they were cleaning the windows.  Here are some photos.  http://norfolklive.blogspot.com/2013/11/norfolk-amtrak-station-photo-update.html

[lammius]

The station looks good.  I can't tell from the pics, and haven't read anywhere, but is this a high platform or low platform station.  Meaning, do you walk out of the train onto a platform that's at the same level of the corridor of the train (mind the gap), or do you have to walk down steps from the train to the platform?

 

High: 

http://www.subwaynut.com/amtrak/albany/albany34.jpg

http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/20/45/46/4348297/9/628x471.jpg

 

Low: 

http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.8183763.6361/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg

http://images.publicradio.org/content/2012/12/04/20121204_20121203depot10_53.jpg

[Ghentite]

I believe it's a high platform.

[Ghentite]

Grand opening for the station will be DEC 2.

[lammius]

I believe it's a high platform.

 

Actually, just found this pic using google image search.  It's a low platform  

 

http://media.hamptonroads.com/cache/files/images/984291000.jpg

[Ghentite]

Actually, just found this pic using google image search.  It's a low platform  

 

http://media.hamptonroads.com/cache/files/images/984291000.jpg

And now we know...

[Urbanlooker]

I was in the parade last night and since we started at harbor park I was able to get a nice look at the station it looks nice, I couldn't see anything else that had to be done but of course I couldn't look inside.

[BFG]

Today is the grand opening for the Amtrak station. It starts at 2 p.m.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VA_AMTRAK_NORFOLK_VAOL-?SITE=VANOV&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT