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.

Railroad tracks on Virginia's Eastern Shore that span from Hallwood to Cape Charles are currently being removed — but advocates are still pushing for railroad revival. The railroad, which hasn't been ...

A group that wants to bring back passenger railroad service on Virginia's Eastern Shore is asking for input from the public. The group, the NYP&N Resurrection, in November pitched a proposal to ...

The Virginia Truckee Railroad holiday steam trains depart from the original 1870 depot in Virginia City. The Candy Cane Express will begin on the Friday after Thanksgiving and run on Saturday and ...

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced on Friday the release of the Virginia Railroad Safety and Security Task Force’s Initial Report and Recommendations. “I applaud the members of this task force for the ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — It’s been a part of the Tidewater skyline for more than 50 years, the bridge spanning the South Branch of the Elizabeth River, carrying the Norfolk Southern Railway between ...

She is from a railroad town, but Del. Shelly Simonds, D-Newport News, is gearing up to face down some of the General Assembly’s most influential interests with a bill calling for minimum crew sizes on ...