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VPRA Purchases Manassas Line from Norfolk Southern

NEWS RELEASE – September 5, 2024 New agreement also provides access to Norfolk Southern’s Main Line for service expansion to the New River Valley 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,

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Amtrak Northeast Regional arrives at Manassas, VA.

VPRA and Norfolk Southern in Discussions for New Rail Agreement

NEWS RELEASE – June 4, 2024 Would provide benefits for VRE and the New River Valley RICHMOND — The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) announced today that it is in preliminary discussions with Norfolk Southern Corporation to purchase the Manassas Line and to pursue an option to extend passenger rail

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Amtrak Virginia Rolls into Summer with Record Ridership

NEWS RELEASE – May 31, 2024 Strong spring leads to summer with a record-setting April RICHMOND — The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) announced today that its state-supported passenger rail service, Amtrak Virginia, saw another month of record ridership in April. With a total of 118,474 passengers traveling, April 2024

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Amtrak Virginia Sets Another Record with March 2024 Ridership

NEWS RELEASE – April 23, 2024 Double-digit increases seen on all four corridors RICHMOND — The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) marked another record increase in ridership last month. During March, 123,658 passengers traveled on the state-supported Amtrak Virginia service. This was an increase of 21% over March 2023, which

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Amtrak Virginia Sets Record with Calendar Year 2023 Ridership

NEWS RELEASE – January 22, 2024 Increases seen on all four corridors RICHMOND — The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) announced today that more than 1.32 million passengers traveled on its state-supported Amtrak Virginia service during calendar year 2023. This was the highest ridership recorded since state-supported service began in

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