A controversial transfer of a trail project to Virginia’s passenger rail authority was pushed through by Transportation ...

The Richmond area soon will lose one daily Amtrak train to and from Washington, D.C., as work begins on a new railroad bridge across the Potomac River that ultimately will ...

A key vote is coming up on Tuesday that could transform old railroad tracks in the Shenandoah Valley, but which direction it ...

With a key vote looming this week on the future of the Shenandoah Valley’s dormant rail corridor, nine towns along the line ...

Kristi K. Higgins, The Social Butterfly, rides the rails through VA's Shenandoah Valley. The Blue Ridge Flyer departs from ...

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.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — When a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, it spilled toxic chemicals in the area, leading to a massive cleanup effort and testing of the water, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia is seeing a record number of residents riding the rails amid increased investment in Amtrak and other passenger services. The Virginia Passenger Rail authority’s new ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — The number of people riding trains in Virginia has rebounded greatly since last year's pandemic ridership statistics--even beating pre-pandemic levels. For the month of ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. — A tractor-trailer hauling potato chips was struck by a Norfolk Southern train on Sunday after becoming stuck on the railroad tracks at the crossing of General Mahone Highway and ...