January 13, 2009: DC Examiner "VRE tickets selling fast"
Submitted by VHSR on January 13, 2009 - 3:00am.
Rail News
Those who plan to head into the District from Virginia on Inauguration Day are running out of options as the few remaining train tickets are going fast.
People crowded into the Virginia Railway Express offices in Alexandria on Monday, VRE spokesman Mark Roeber said, as many as 25 people at a time. Buyers had gotten word they had received scarce inauguration tickets but realized they needed a way into the city.
Driving isn’t an option as the bridges leading from Virginia toward the capital will be closed to personal cars Jan. 20. Amtrak has already sold out its tickets from the commonwealth to the capital. Walking or biking wouldn’t work for many who live too far away.