Amtrak trains could speed travelers from Richmond to Washington at 135 mph, the president of Amtrak said this morning..
But, "I don't think it happens by June," Joseph Boardman said.
Boardman and GRTC chief John Lewis spoke to about 200 people at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland at a Greater Richmond Chamber meeting focused on transportation.
Because of the number of affected interests, change in the American rail system will come only incrementally, Boardman said.
Even though the federal stimulus package has put $9.3 billion into the U.S. rail system, Boardman said, "Let's do the right thing and let's be realistic about it."
"There are lots and lots of expectation," Boardman said. "Managing those expectations is the toughest thing I have to do."
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