March 29, 2009: The Virginian-Pilot "A speeding train heads toward us"

With the Tide under construction in Norfolk and new interest in the project from Virginia Beach, 2009 will be a defining year for light rail in Hampton Roads. But there's another opportunity racing toward the region: a chance to connect to a national high-speed rail system.

The idea of extending high-speed service to cover the entire East Coast has been rattling around Washington, D.C., for more than a decade, but without the dollars needed to widen, straighten and relocate tracks to accommodate faster trains.

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