Editing Lynchburg, Virginia (section)

==== Rail ====
[[Amtrak]]'s long distance ''[[Crescent (Amtrak)|Crescent]]'' and a ''[[Northeast Regional]]'' connect Lynchburg with [[Boston]], [[New York City|New York]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Baltimore]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[Atlanta]], [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[New Orleans]] and intermediate points.

In October 2009, Lynchburg became the southern terminus for a ''Northeast Regional'' that previously had overnighted in Washington. The forecast ridership was 51,000 for the 180-mile extension's first year, but the actual count was triple that estimate, and the train paid for itself without any subsidy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsadvance.com/opinion/editorials/article_41a99f78-044b-11e3-8c5b-0019bb30f31a.html |title=Is There Life Remaining in TDX Dream? |author=The Editorial Board |date=August 14, 2013 |access-date=December 19, 2016}}</ref> By FY 2015, the ''Regional'' had 190,000 riders. The Lynchburg station alone served a total of 85,000 riders in 2015. It is located in the track level ground floor of [[Lynchburg-Kemper Street Station (Virginia)|Kemper Street Station]].<ref>[http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/BlobServer?blobcol=urldata&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobkey=id&blobwhere=1249204508248&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobheadername1=Content-disposition&blobheadervalue1=attachment;filename=Amtrak_W06.pdf "Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Virginia Service Timetable", January 18, 2010.] [http://www.amtrak.com/ ''Amtrak'']. Retrieved February 3, 2010.</ref>

Lynchburg has two major freight railroads. It is the crossroads of two [[Norfolk Southern]] lines. One is the former mainline of the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]], upon which Kemper Street Station is situated. NS has a [[classification yard]] located next to the shopping mall. Various yard jobs can be seen. [[Railfans]] who wish to visit the NS Lynchburg yard are advised to inquire with an NS official. [[CSX Transportation]] also has a line through the city and a small yard.