Establishing Bristol to Lynchburg Bus Connection

Goal 2 of this blog establishs a VA Tech to Lynchburg Bus Connection.

The 6-2-2009 Amtrak-VA Agreement [Sec 1(f)]has a process to fulfill this goal.

Step 1

If:

VA requests Amtrak to provide it with a cost/revenue estimate of adding a Bristol to Lynchburg bus connection,

then:

Amtrak must provide VA a cost/revenue estimate of the connecting bus.

Step 2

If:

VA elects to fund the bus connection and notifies Amtrak,

then:

Amtrak must sign a contract in 120 days with a bus company to operate the connecting bus [and to begin service according to the contract].

Note:

VA should request Amtrak to do a separate cost/revenue estimate for the VT - Lynchburg portion of the Bristol - Lynchburg bus connection because it will be much more cost effective and, therefore, more likely to be funded.

Purpose of Amtrak Train: DC to VT Blog

The purpose of this "Amtrak Train: DC to VT" Blog is to preserve and increase Amtrak train service from Washington DC to the Virginia Tech (VT)Corridor by 1) insuring that Amtrak's new 3 year experimental train from DC to Lynchburg, which started October 1, 2009, becomes permanent; 2)encouraging an interim connecting bus service from Lynchburg to Roanoke and Christiansburg (near Virginia Tech); and 3) encouraging the replacement of that interim bus service with permanent Amtrak train service.