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Starting April 5, you can travel in your own private room on select Amtrak Northeast Regional trains operating overnight between Washington, D.C., New York, and Boston. Amtrak has enforced safety protocols like mandatory masks, limited capacity, and enhanced cleaning throughout the COVID-19 pandemic on all of its trains. But adding the option for travelers to reserve their own rooms on this popular route provides an extra layer of privacy not to mention a bed to stretch out in on a ride that can take up to 10 hours if you’re traveling from D.C. to Boston.
Virginia Railway Express train stopping at the Rippon station in Virginia.
David C. Lester
If you’ve ever been around railroads in the Washington, D.C. area, you’ve seen the trains of two commuter rail lines Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and the Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) service.
Yesterday, an organization called the Greater Washington Partnership released a report entitled
Capital Region Rail Vision, which recommends the integration of VRE and MARC into one commuter rail system. According to the Greater Washington Partnership, the goal of combining the two systems is to “[create] a more unified, competitive, and modern rail network for the Washington, D.C. area.”