January 29, 2009: The Daily Progress "Rail system needs funding"
Submitted by VHSR on January 29, 2009 - 3:00am.
Rail News
A bill by Del. David Toscano may be one key to getting improved passenger rail to Charlottesville and other parts of the commonwealth. Mr. Toscano has proposed allowing passenger rail to share in the Rail Enhancement Fund, a state fund that now assists freight lines with rail improvements.
“The challenge that we have in Virginia is that we have no way of funding inter-city passenger rail,” he said.