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Valley views attract scenic train tours
The views Steve Powell and his employees at Buckingham Branch Railroad see daily while riding the rails inspired him to launch the Virginia Scenic Railway. “There are a lot of
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Port of Va. partnering with Norfolk Southern
Train service will expedite shipping to West Coast
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The Port of Virginia is part of a new partnership with Norfolk Southern Corp., Hapag-Lloyd and Union Pacific Railroad. The partners will provide expedited train shipping from the East Coast
Norfolk Southern donates archives to museum
Virginia Museum of History & Culture cataloging Norfolk and Western Railway collection
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Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern Corp. donated its complete collection of historical documents and archives from Norfolk and Western Railway, its predecessor, to the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, the company
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Bedford lays tracks for possible Amtrak stop
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Leigh Ann Ellis is all aboard for Amtrak to begin stopping in the town of Bedford. In the past, Ellis, a journalism teacher at Bedford County’s Staunton River High School,
Laying tracks for The Tide
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Commuters are on board with Hampton Roads Transit’s plans to extend The Tide, its 7.4-mile light rail system, according to recent public discussions about proposed new routes. This fall, HRT
Va. launches Amtrak service from downtown Richmond to D.C. and New York
Service from Main Street Station will begin three times a day
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Virginia is launching the Amtrak Northeast Regional Route 51, a thrice daily service from downtown Richmond to Washington D.C. and New York, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday from Main Street
Roanoke plant still empty after FreightCar America exit
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More than two years after FreightCar America left town, eliminating about 200 assembly jobs, the buildings once occupied by the railcar manufacturer in downtown Roanoke remain empty. Chicago-based FreightCar America
Norfolk Southern names new VP of government relations
Frank Voyack to succeed Marque Ledoux
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Norfolk-based Norfolk Southern Corp. announced on Tuesday that its board of directors has elected Frank Voyack as the company’s vice president of government relations, effective May 1. Voyack succeeds Marque
Va. finalizes $3.7B rail expansion agreement
VRE, Amtrak, CSX sign agreement to increase passenger service, east-west rail
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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
Metro Rail managers cleared of allegations, but workplace is ‘disrespectful and unprofessional’
Littler Mendelson releases independent investigation of Metro's Rail Operations Control Center
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Following a three-month investigation into Metro’s Rail Operations Control Center (ROCC), the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Friday that complaints of racial discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation by senior