STAUNTON — The Virginia Tourism Corporation announced Tuesday that the Virginia Scenic Railway will be featured on the cover of the 2025 Virginia Travel Guide, according to a press release from the ...
Rail took a while to reach Northern Virginia. The railroad first reached Washington, DC in 1835, but it would be another twenty-six years before the line was extended across the Potomac.
A plan to purchase a historic Shenandoah Valley rail line that includes developing a trail moved forward on Tuesday, after ...
Virginia’s transportation system is massive, with about 129,000 lane miles of roads and roughly 5,900 miles of rail ...
RICHMOND — Virginia will break ground on several long-awaited rail projects next year and has started to announce construction partners. Virginia’s investment in its passenger rail infrastructure aims ...
Virginia will have more train service in the next decade, as Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday the formalization of a $3.7 billion rail expansion package in Virginia, the tenets of which were ...
Virginia Railway Express CEO Rich Dalton will retire from the commuter rail service in the fall, the operations board announced on Friday. Dalton’s retirement will go into effect on Oct. 3. Board ...
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Delegate Shelly Simonds is renewing an effort that she says will improve railroad safety for both rail workers and communities throughout Virginia. The Democrat who ...
Donald A. Stadtler Jr. Photo courtesy Virginia Passenger Rail Authority. The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority has appointed Donald A. Stadtler Jr. as its first executive director. Established during ...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Rail Administration’s Corridor Identification and Development Program awarded grants to support construction of the Charlotte, North Carolina to ...
On Tuesday, March 30, Governor Ralph Northam announced that the Commonwealth finalized agreements with Amtrak, CSX, and Virginia Railway Express, launching a $3.7 billion investment to expand and ...