I’ve tried it using both cities on the Amtrak web site, and I’m not seeing any options under 14 hours from Buffalo or Rochester. There are two legs. When I first looked at it, I thought it was short (under 8 hours too), but that’s just the first leg to get you to Penn Station (Empire Service). Then there is the second leg from Penn to Richmond (Northeast Regional). Hopefully I’m just doing it wrong, Which is totally possible, since I rarely use Amrtrak, but not looking too promising. I tried it on Google Maps too with the same results. I’m sure we’ll be able to work it all out somehow. She’s definitely excited about going. It will only be a few trips home per year, so not that big a deal. Just want to minimize the travel time to the extent possible.