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Contractors will build grade-separated project in Franconia–Springfield for both passenger and freight rail through one of ...
The plan lays the foundation for future service expansion, infrastructure investments and enhanced regional connectivity.
Ridership in November 2022 topped 112,800 passengers, a 37.7% increase over (pre-pandemic) 2019, and the highest November ridership since Virginia launched its state-supported service in 2009, the ...
The future of the Shenandoah Rail Corridor is coming into clearer focus after the Virginia Department of Transportation recently released its highly anticipated rail with trail assessment and ...
Virginia’s new draft, $5.8 billion statewide rail plan includes no funding to extend passenger service to Bristol and indicates such service depends on Tennessee.
With Virginia poised to award construction contracts for the centerpiece of its $3.7 billion plan to transform passenger rail travel, the leader of the state’s rail and public transit agency ...
ROANOKE, Va. – Virginia will spend $3.7 billion to revamp the commonwealth’s railway system. Acquiring 386 miles of rail and 223 miles of track, a major project is picking up steam. Partnering ...
The Long Bridge Project is planned to increase capacity at a bottleneck for trains crossing between Washington, D.C. and Virginia. The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s plans to expand the ...
In Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam (D) in late 2019 announced a $3.7 billion plan to revamp rail service over the next decade, which includes building a new Long Bridge by as early as 2027 and a new ...