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New River Valley Passenger Rail Station Feasibility Study survey launch

The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority has announced the launch of the New River Valley Passenger Rail Station Feasibility Study. ....

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NRV passenger rail: State seeks public input on study of potential station locations

The Virginia Passenger Rail Station Authority started the study to look at five possible station locations in and around the region, according to an announcement this past week. ....

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NRV passenger rail: Next steps not likely to include station near Christiansburg Aquatic Center

One matter is where a New River Valley station will be located.
Work led by the New River Valley Regional Commission recommended some years ago a spot near the Christiansburg Aquatic Center off of North Franklin Street, and the town bought land in that area primarily for that purpose. But a few people close to the passenger rail extension project now say itâs highly unlikely that will happen.
The stateâs approximately $257 million investment into the Western Rail Initiativeâthe program that covers the planned return of passenger rail to the New River Valley and the upcoming addition of another train from Roanoke to Washington D.C.âincludes the acquisition of right of way and track from Norfolk Southern Railway for just under 29 miles of the Virginian Line from the Salem Crossovers to Merrimac. ....

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MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times
A Norfolk Southern freight train passes Cambria Depot in
Christiansburg where passenger rail service to the area ceased in
1979. On Wednesday, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that Virginia has
reached an agreement with Norfolk Southern to extend passenger rail
to the New River Valley.
MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times
Donald âDJâ Stadtler, Jr., center, Executive Director of the
Virginia Passenger Rail Authority, is charged with implementing the
Western Rail Initiative along with other state transportation
projects.
MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times
Gov. Ralph Northam and Virginia Transportation Secretary Shannon
Valentine announced Wednesday that Virginia has reached an ....

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Governor Northam announces agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to expand to Southwest Virginia

Governor Northam announces agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to expand to Southwest Virginia
Bill Sikes/AP
An Amtrak Acela Express passenger train pulls into the station on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Westwood, Mass. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)
By:
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and last updated 2021-05-05 17:50:15-04
Governor Northam announced Wednesday that
Virginia has reached an agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to extend passenger rail service to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979.
The Western Rail Initiative will increase intercity passenger rail service from Roanoke to the Northeast Corridor and is an expansion of the
Transforming Rail in Virginia program. ....

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