Posts Tagged Passenger Rail

$100 million heads to Virginia passenger rail project

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 26, 2023

An Amtrak passenger train at the Roanoke station. (Credit: David Seidel / Radio IQ)

Virginia’s U.S. Senators and the Department of Transportation announced $100 million in federal funding for a highly anticipated passenger rail project in Northern Virginia. The announcement comes as the state seeks to expand passenger rail through several federally funded projects. Brad Kutner has more.

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Record-breaking passenger rail use could lead to more service expansion

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 30, 2022

An Amtrak train arrives in Roanoke on the first day of expanded service to the city in 2017. A second daily train was added this year. (Credit: David Seidel / RADIO IQ)

Virginia’s railroad system is seeing a record number of passengers, and as Michael Pope reports that could lead to future expansion of service.

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