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(02-22-2018 10:25 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(02-22-2018 10:12 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(02-22-2018 09:50 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  They do have a commuter train to DC that cost about $20 per trip to ride (not really economical for a daily commute for the average resident), but I don't know a single person in the Government or contractor community that works in DC or NOVA and lives in Fredericksburg.

Having went to high school in Fredericksburg, you couldn't be more wrong about the amount of people who live there and work in DC. I would say at least half the kids I went to school with had parents that worked in DC. My parents included.

Many take the 5am VRE, some drive, some slug and others take bus or van pools.

And the VRE is not $20 per ride. A monthly pass is $90 from Fred (it was free for me since my job reimbursed me for it). I used to ride it daily when I worked at Quantico. It was much better than risking getting caught in 95 gridlock and a good way to catch up on podcasts or reading.

I'll take your word for it, but I have never come across anyone that does it.

Quantico, sure, that's an easy commute even on I95. Quantico draws talent all the way from Richmond. Fairfax wouldn't even be that bad, though I don't know anyone that actually does it (I've cut through from 17 on the country roads many of times in morning rush only hitting some minor traffic at red lights in Centerville and Manassas).

I'm talking about inside the beltway. I would imagine getting up at 3:30AM to catch a 5AM train and getting home at 8PM would be a pretty crappy quality of life for a family man and there is little draw to Fredericksburg for the single millennial. I could see it being worth it for the home prices if you could work from home 3 days/week and thus only enduring 2 days of hell per week.

The person I mentioned that commutes from Spotsylvania leaves the office at 3:30 and is home by 5 or so. Its still a long day, but its not 8pm...Manassas, Gainsville, Leesburg, etc. all commute to DC from those places every day.

Don't get me wrong, it still sucks, and I don't know how some of those people do it, but just like anything else I guess you get used to it...I live inside the beltway and its like an hour door to door, but there are some weeks where I don't drive my car M-F. Plus the Gov't pays for it.