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Roanoke

Virginia and Amtrak Celebrate Increased Daily Service to Roanoke

NEWS RELEASE July 11, 2022 Events held at the Alexandria and Roanoke Stations July 11, 2022 RICHMOND & WASHINGTON, DC – The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) and Amtrak today celebrated the start of a new daily roundtrip between Washington, DC and Roanoke with events in Alexandria and Roanoke. With

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Petersburg, VA Amtrak Train Stop

VPRA Awarded Federal Grant for Petersburg Station Upgrades

NEWS RELEASE – June 7, 2022 Photo Courtesy of Christopher Ziemnowicz Will make station ADA-compliant RICHMOND— The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) is pleased to announce that it was recently awarded a $6.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to make upgrades to Petersburg’s Ettrick train station

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Children's Museum of Richmond

Amtrak Virginia Train Exhibit Opens at Children’s Museum of Richmond

NEWS RELEASE – April 25, 2022 Educating children about train reliability, convenience, connection, and sustainability ~ RICHMOND – Calling all future engineers, conductors, and train enthusiasts! The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) is excited to announce the launch of its new interactive train exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Richmond.

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Amtrak Northeast Regional arrives at Manassas, VA.

Governor Northam Announces Definitive Agreement with Norfolk Southern to Expand Passenger Rail Service to Southwest Virginia

NEWS RELEASE – January 13, 2022 On the way: Second Round Trip to Roanoke, Expansion into New River Valley CONTACTS: Office of the Governor [email protected] Department of Rail and Public Transportation Haley Glynn [email protected], (804) 351-6647 RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today announced the Commonwealth has finalized the definitive agreement

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FTA Advances Project and Alexandria Fourth Track into Project Development Phase

The Project and Alexandria Fourth Track, which are key components of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s (VPRA’s) Transforming Rail in Virginia Program, have reached a critical milestone with the advancement into the Project Development phase of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA’s) Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Core Capacity program. This important

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