▁a ▁N ortheast ▁Regional ▁connect ▁Lyn ch burg ▁with ▁Boston , ▁New ▁York , ▁Philadelphia , ▁Baltimore , ▁Washington , ▁Charlotte , ▁Atlanta , ▁B irmingham , ▁New ▁Orleans ▁and ▁intermediate ▁points . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Lyn ch burg ▁became ▁the ▁southern ▁termin us ▁for ▁a ▁N ortheast ▁Regional ▁that ▁previously ▁had ▁over night ed ▁in ▁Washington . ▁The ▁forec ast ▁rid ership ▁was ▁ 5 1 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 - mile ▁extension ' s ▁first ▁year , ▁but ▁the ▁actual ▁count ▁was ▁triple ▁that ▁estimate , ▁and ▁the ▁train ▁paid ▁for ▁itself ▁without ▁any ▁subs id y . ▁By ▁F Y ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Regional ▁had ▁ 1 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁rid ers . ▁The ▁Lyn ch burg ▁station ▁alone ▁served ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 5 , 0 0 0 ▁rid ers ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁track ▁level ▁ground ▁floor ▁of ▁K em per ▁Street ▁Station . ▁ ▁Lyn ch burg ▁has ▁two ▁major ▁fre ight ▁rail ro ads . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁cross ro ads ▁of ▁two ▁Nor folk ▁Southern ▁lines . ▁One ▁is ▁the ▁former ▁main line ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Railway , ▁upon ▁which ▁K em per ▁Street ▁Station ▁is ▁situated . ▁NS ▁has ▁a ▁classification ▁yard ▁located ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁sho pping ▁m all . ▁Vari ous ▁yard ▁jobs ▁can ▁be ▁seen . ▁Rail f ans ▁who ▁wish ▁to ▁visit