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Amtrak Virginia Sets All-Time Record with 2024 Ridership
NEWS RELEASE - February 3, 2025 December also tops in monthly ridership RICHMOND — The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s (VPRA) state-supported Amtrak Virginia service set a record for ridership during [...]
VPRA Selects Construction Partner for Long Bridge-South Package
NEWS RELEASE - January 16, 2025 Completes selection process for the Long Bridge Project RICHMOND – The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) today announced the selection of the Long [...]
Study Estimates Transforming Rail in Virginia will provide significant economic and social benefit
NEWS RELEASE - November 20, 2024 Virginia’s TRV initiative could provide nearly $7 billion economic boost RICHMOND — Today the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of [...]
VRE & VPRA Cut Ribbon on Quantico Station Improvements
NEWS RELEASE - November 1, 2024 Project enhances safety, service, and rail capacity ALEXANDRIA — The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) celebrated the completion [...]
Long Bridge Groundbreaking Furthers New Era in Rail Travel in Virginia
NEWS RELEASE - October 15, 2024 Bridge is flagship of Transforming Rail in Virginia Initiative RICHMOND — The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA), together with officials including U.S. Secretary of [...]
