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Main Street Station in Richmond. Photo courtesy Virginia Passenger Rail Authority.
Dec 6, 2023

Raleigh-to-Richmond rail project receives $1B federal grant

A passenger rail route between Raleigh, North Carolina, and Richmond will receive a $1 billion U.S. Department of Transportation grant, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, announced Tuesday. The approximate 162-mile route will be along the currently out-of-service CSX Transportation “S-Line” as part of a Southeast corridor to connect North Carolina with Virginia, Washington, D.C., [&helli[...]

Nov 29, 2023

Tourism gains steam with scenic train tour

Virginia Scenic Railway’s new Shenandoah Valley Limited proved just the ticket for seasonal leaf-peepers and train enthusiasts, drawing thousands of visitors to Goshen this fall. The iconic Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611, known as the “Queen of Steam,” is one of the last extant mainline passenger steam locomotives built in the United States. […]

Sep 21, 2023

Kaine, Warner announce $100M for rail bridge in NoVa

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $100 million in federal funds Thursday for the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority to build a rail bridge to ease congestion along a busy stretch of railway in Fairfax County. The money will go toward design and construction of the Franconia-Springfield Bypass, a bridge that will allow Amtrak […]

Steve Powell is president of Dillwyn-based Buckingham Branch Railroad. Photo by Norm Shafer
Sep 29, 2022

Valley views attract scenic train tours

The views Steve Powell and his employees at Buckingham Branch Railroad see daily while riding the rails inspired him to launch the Virginia Scenic Railway. “There are a lot of people that love railroads, and we love sharing our railroad. It’s a unique way of seeing the Virginia scenery instead of riding on the interstate,” […]

A Norfolk Southern freight train (AP Photo/David Boe)
Jun 14, 2022

Port of Va. partnering with Norfolk Southern

The Port of Virginia is part of a new partnership with Norfolk Southern Corp., Hapag-Lloyd and Union Pacific Railroad. The partners will provide expedited train shipping from the East Coast to the western U.S., Norfolk Southern announced last week. The partnership, called OceaNS Bridge Express, will start at the Port of Virginia’s Norfolk International Terminals […]

Apr 13, 2022

Norfolk Southern donates archives to museum

Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern Corp. donated its complete collection of historical documents and archives from Norfolk and Western Railway, its predecessor, to the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, the company announced last week. Norfolk Southern, formerly headquartered in Norfolk, also provided a $750,000 grant to help the museum digitize, catalog and preserve the collection, and [&helli[...]

Jason Morris. Photo courtesy Norfolk Southern Corp.
Jun 7, 2021

Norfolk Southern taps new labor relations VP

Norfolk Southern is promoting Jason Morris to vice president labor relations, the Norfolk-based Fortune 500 railroad corporation announced Monday. Morris, the company’s assistant vice president safety and environmental, will succeed Scott Weaver, who is retiring Oct. 1 from the company after 32 years of service. Morris will report to Annie Adams, executive vice president and […]

Frank Voyack will succeed Marque Ledoux at Norfolk Southern.
Apr 27, 2021

Norfolk Southern names new VP of government relations

Norfolk-based Norfolk Southern Corp. announced on Tuesday that its board of directors has elected Frank Voyack as the company’s vice president of government relations, effective May 1. Voyack succeeds Marque Ledoux, who is retiring after 18 years with the Fortune 500 freight railroad. In his new role, Voyack will lead Norfolk Southern’s efforts in Washington, […]

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