Virginia tourist attraction. Columnist shares train ride experience

Kristi K. Higgins, The Social Butterfly, rides the rails through VA's Shenandoah Valley. The Blue Ridge Flyer departs from ...
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Business owners hopeful Virginia's oldest train station will draw tourists: 'Come down to Petersburg'

PETERSBURG, Va. -- When the 170-year-old Petersburg train depot reopens next year following a restoration project, business owners are hopeful it will draw more visitors and customers to the city’s ...
Mass Transit

VA: Work on Potomac rail crossing to reduce trains to Richmond

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 ...
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This Small Virginia Town Has a Scenic Train Ride, 6 Historic Districts, and Easy Access to Shenandoah National Park

As a full-fledged Virginian, I have a special place in my heart for small towns and cities in the Commonwealth, particularly those near the Blue Ridge Mountains. Many of them are home to world-class ...
Railway Age

VRE, VPRA Mark $27.5MM Quantico Upgrade

The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) have completed a $27.5 million improvement project at the Quantico rail station “designed to improve safety, service and ...
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Negotiations underway to bring passenger rail service to NRV

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority announced Tuesday that it is in discussions with Norfolk Southern Corporation to purchase the Manassas Line and look into options for ...