January 20, 2007: Culpeper Star Exponent “Rail will play a big role for Culpeper”
Submitted by VHSR on March 8, 2007 - 4:00pm.
Rail News
With Virginia’s highway system becoming more and more congested railroads may soon play an even more significant role in transporting cargo in the commonwealth.
That could mean more good economic news for Culpeper.
The town was a key railroad hub for most of the 19th and a good part of the 20th centuries.
This week local attorney Butch Davies, who serves on the Commonwealth Transportation Board, told the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors that rail issues should be a priority for the board in the coming decade.
The largest port on the East Coast is under construction in Norfolk.
When completed the port will enable ships to unload their cargo in one day and the cargo will be delivered by hundreds of rail cars throughout Virginia.