VPRA – September 5, 2024 | Karina Romero RICHMOND – The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) today announced it has purchased the Manassas Line from Norfolk Southern Corporation, furthering VPRA’s mission to promote, sustain, and expand the...
VPRA – August 27, 2024 | Karina Romero RICHMOND – The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s (VPRA) Board of Directors today voted to advance a new agreement with Norfolk Southern Corporation to purchase the Manassas Line and gain access to Norfolk Southern’s...
News 5 WCYB – August 7, 2024 | By Caleb Perhne BRISTOL, Tenn. (WCYB) — New documents part of a federal study of long-distance passenger rail list a route through the Tri-Cities as the number one priority for implementation. The nearly 200-page document outlines a...
Cardinal News – June 4, 2024 | By Markus Schmidt The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority on Tuesday announced that it is in preliminary discussions with Norfolk Southern about an alternative way to extend passenger rail to the New River Valley that would avoid a costly...
Tennessee Lookout – July 10, 2023 | By Adam Friedman Tennessee’s Department of Transportation should determine the cost of building passenger rails lines connecting the state’s largest cities and create an office dedicated to public transit, the state...
WCYB – May 12, 2023 | By Ashley Hoak BRISTOL, Va. (WCYB) — Talks continue to chug along at the idea to bring passenger rail back to Bristol. Earlier this year, the Federal Rail Administration approved Virginia’s Statewide Rail Plan, which includes an effort...
