January 24, 2009: The News Leader "Staunton tackles rail, transportation proposals"
Submitted by VHSR on January 24, 2009 - 3:00am.
Rail News
City Council agreed to petition the federal government to increase high-speed passenger and freight rail services along the Interstate 81 corridor.
As an alternative to the proposal to expand the interstate to eight or 12 lanes, council approved a resolution Thursday that requests a federally funded grant for a pilot segment of the 21st Century Rail Steel Interstate Service that would run from Knoxville, Tenn., to Harrisburg, Penn.