Transportation Secretary Gene Conti thinks it’s huge that $520 million in fed stimulus money will help trains running from Raleigh to Charlotte speed up to 90 mph.
Personally, I’m having trouble figuring out why that’s a big deal, since my Ford Freestar minivan books 80 mph down Interstate 85. You can really make some time through that flat eight-lane stretch of Davidson County since former Sheriff Hege’s spider cars aren’t hiding behind the brush anymore. That could change, however.
Unmentioned is the fact that Charlotte’s train station is a good distance from downtown Uptown and its wonderful light rail system.
