March 19, 2009: Cville "Passenger rail gets key approval"
Submitted by VHSR on March 19, 2009 - 3:00am.
Rail News
If Meredith Richards is right, by October 1, citizens of Charlottesville will be able to book a seat on a commuter train and actually find a spot.
Richards, Chairman of the Piedmont Rail Coalition and former city councilor, announced that the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) and the Virginia Department of Rail and Transportation (VDRPT) has given the go ahead to bring additional passenger service to the Route 29 corridor.