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VHSR in the News

2024
 

-Virginia Mercury “Do commuters traveling south to Virginia need more train service time options?” 10/10/2024
-Virginia Mercury “Commuter train system eyes expansion, part of Virginia’s evolving rail trends”. 4/22/2024

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2023
 

​-CVille Daily Progress “A Charlottesville rail revival: New and improved lines to Richmond, Chicago and Tennessee under review”. 12/14/2023
-Yahoo News “Virginia gets $729 million from federal government to expand rail”. 12/7/2023
-Axios “Raleigh to Richmond's high-speed passenger rail lands $1B grant”. 12/6/2023

-Bristol Herald Courier "Virginia Continues to pursue rail service to Bristol" 11/28/2023

-The Zebra Press "Alexandria Transportation Legend Lois Walker to be Honored at ALX Union Station" 6/5/2023

-VA Mercury "Electrified rail is the future. Is Virginia all aboard?" 1/9/2023 

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2022

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- Richmond Times Dispatch "Richmond just got closer to Dulles as Metro Silver Line opens to airport" 11/15/2022
- Royal Examiner “Rail union negotiates more terms; some workers still disappointed” 10/5/2022
- Virginian Pilot “Passenger rail means business for Hampton Roads” 9/17/2022

- WFXR News “Major train disruptions blunted in Virginia after averted rail strike” 9/15/2022
- Daily Progress "A new East-West passenger rail corridor could run through Charlottesville" 9/01/2022
- Virginia Mercury "A new passenger rail corridor could connect Hampton Roads to Blacksburg and beyond" 8/31/2022
- Axios Richmond "High-speed rail remains a faraway dream in Virginia" 08/08/2022

- Roanoke Times “Report: NRV passenger rail return should include Virginia Tech stop” 7/21/2022

- Trains Magazine “Virginia bets big on passenger rail” July 2022

- Washington Post “Virginia expands train service with two new Amtrak round trips” 7/9/2022

- Richmond Times Dispatch “Virginia shouldn't repeat Maryland's gas tax mistake” 4/19/2022
- Progressive Railroading “Rail Passengers Association names Richards chair” 4/4/2022
- DCist “Coalition Of Chambers, Trade Groups, Government Agencies Says Gas Tax Holiday Would Hurt VA” 3/31/2022
- ABC 8 “Youngkin says gas tax holiday proposal won’t guarantee savings for consumers” 3/30/2022
- InsideNoVA “Gas tax holiday could hamper Northern Virginia transit agencies” 3/24/2022
- Mass Transit "Virginia DRPT’s Mitchell steps down; DeBruhl named acting director" 3/14/2022

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2021

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- Route Fifty “Election Fallout and, Finally, an Infrastructure Bill ” 11/9/2021

- InsideNOVA “New study, same result: VRE to Haymarket not worth the expense” 11/4/2021
- Energy News Network “Virginia advocates hope new commuter train marks start of transportation shift” 10/8/2021
- Washington Post “VA expands Amtrak service to downtown Richmond as part of $3.7 billion rail program” 09/27/2021
- NBC 29 “VHSR hosts town hall on updates to train system” 09/16/2021
- Henrico Citizen “Amtrak service could expand to 30 trains a day in Henrico by 2030” 07/29/2021
- NBC 10: “Experts Weigh in on future of transportation in VA” 07/16/2021
- Washington Post “Virginia is a rising leader in passenger rail. Here’s how it happened.” 6/15/2021
-Washington Post "VA seals deal for $3.7 billion rail plan, including new Potomac River bridge" 3/30/2021

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2020


-The Daily Progress "Passenger rail future gets boost" 12/16/2020
-Inside NOVA: "Commuter rail report recommends integrating VRE, MARC under one brand" 12/10/2020
-Virginia Mercury: "Rail advocates hope Virginia’s new authority will take ‘politics out of our rail policy’" 12/9/2020
-Virginia Mercury: "Long Bridge rail project barrels forward full speed ahead" 9/14/2020
-Energy News Network: "Solving bridge bottleneck seen as key step for Virginia’s rail renaissance" 8/12/2020
-Greater Greater Washington: "Planners and business groups blast Union Station plans for having too much parking" 7/24/2020
-VML Town & City Magazine: "Keep Virginia Moving" 7/16/2020
-Greater Greater Washington: "A new rail authority in VA could revolutionize connections for riders throughout state" 3/31/2020
-Roanoke Times: "Virginia becoming a model for intercity train service, observers say" 2/2/2020
-Richmond Times Dispatch: Op-Ed "Gov. Northam’s transportation omnibus keeps Virginia moving in the right direction" 2/1/2020
-Virginia Business: "Committee to consider bill establishing passenger rail authority" 1/30/2020
-Washington Post: "Panel to consider bill establishing passenger rail authority" 1/30/2020
-Richmond Times Dispatch: "What gas tax hike? Transportation bill speeds through House committee" 1/29/2020
-CBS19: "Transit and rail advocate reacts to Northam's transportation package" 1/28/2020
-Washington Post: "Va. Gov. Northam proposes gas tax increase as part of major transportation bill" 1/27/2020
-Washington Post :"How Virginia's $3.7 billion rail plan fits Amtrak's long-term vision" 1/26/2020
-Greater Greater Washington: "Which bills could improve transportation in Virginia?" 1/17/2020

 

2019


-Railway Age Magazine "Virginia, CSX, Amtrak Get Serious about Passenger Rail" 12/20/2019
-Washington Post "Virginia to build Long Bridge and acquire CSX right of way to expand passenger train service" 12/19/2019
-Richmond Times Dispatch "Virginia has $3.7 billion deal to expand rail service between Richmond and Washington" 12/19/2019
-NPR Full Disclosure "The Amtrak that Could" 11/27/2019
-Greater Greater Washington "Virginia is planning an east-west rail route connecting the Blue Ridge Mountains to the beach" 10/16/2019
-Roanoke Times “CASEY: Evangelist of cheap fares wants all to know of Amtrak's 10-day, $10 deal” 9/28/2019
-The Daily Progress "Opinion/Editorial: Ambitious rail plan would benefit city" 9/22/2019
-WSLS 10 News "Push for shorter passenger train trips east from Roanoke could make positive impact" 9/16/2019
-NBC12 "Groups want a passenger train route from the ‘Blue Ridge to the beach’" 9/12/2019
-The Virginia Mercury "Groups want a passenger train route from the ‘Blue Ridge to the beach’" 9/11/2019
-WVTF "Coalition Calls for East-West Passenger Rail Service in Virginia" 9/10/2019
-CBS19 "Report calls for east-west rail service across Virginia" 9/10/2019
-The Virginia Mercury column "Roads alone aren’t the answer to future congestion" 8/20/2019
-Richmond Times Dispatch "Ettrick train station, village mainstay for decades, is spared for now as federal agency backs off review of replacement station" 7/26/2019
-Washington Post "Rail is critical to moving Northern Virginia forward" 7/25/2019
-Virginia Gazette "Advocate details need for improved high-speed rail service at EDA luncheon" 7/9/2019
-Virginian-Pilot "Ettrick's Amtrak Future appears back on track" 7/7/2019
-Charlottesville Daily Progress "Virginia leads on passenger rail; Congress' help still needed" 7/7/2016
-Petersburg Progress-Index "Ettrick's Amtrak future appears back on track" 7/6/2019
-Chesterfield Village News "Funding approved for Ettrick station" 7/2/2019
-The Virginia Mercury column "To fight Climate Change, transportation must be a top priority" 7/1/2019
-Richmond Times-Dispatch column "Virginia is leading on passenger rail. It needs Congress' help." 6/29/2019
-WCVE Richmond "Commonwealth Transportation Board Approves 774 million for improved passenger rail service" 6/20/2019
-WCYB Bristol "Bristol, VA officials told to 'be ready' with plan to extend passenger rail service" 5/30/2019
-Richmond Times-Dispatch column "Time for Virginia to switch tracks?" 4/29/2019
-Williamsburg Yorktown Daily "Train travel is not a thing of the past and the state, localities are pushing for more" 4/22/2019
-Richmond Times Dispatch "State transportation officials announce completion of bypass designed to alleviate Acca Yard bottleneck" 3/5/2019
-The Virginia Mercury column “Amazon gives Virginia the opportunity to build a 21st century transportation network” 1/8/2019

 

2018


-Chesterfield Observer “Rail Policy Group Recommends Keeping Trains in Ettrick”. 12/12/2018
-Daily Progress "Fueling the renaissance: Public policy and intercity passenger rail in Virginia" 8/12/2018
-UVA Weldon Cooper Center Newsletter:  “Fueling the Renaissance: Public Policy and Intercity Passenger Rail in Virginia”. 7/12/2018
-Richmond Times Dispatch “State Agency Objects to Federal Preference for Amtrak Station to Leave Ettrick” 7/10/2018
-UVA Weldon Cooper Center Newsletter: “Intercity Passenger Transportation: More Virginians Are Riding the Rails”. 5/23/2018
-ABC 13 News “Non-profit advocates for more passenger rail in Hampton Roads” 1/16/2018

 

2017


-The Virginian-Pilot “High speed rail group wants 11 trains from Norfolk daily. Here’s how they’d do it” 1/15/2018
-Richmond Times Dispatch “The two-station option is right for Richmond” 10/28/2017
-Richmond Magazine "Talking Trains" 7/21/2017
-CBS 19 "State Legislators speak out in support of Amtrak Service" 7/12/2017
-Style Weekly "Richmond Train Advocates Say They're Not On Board with Trump's Budget" 6/29/2017
-WINA 98.9 FM "Daniel Plaugher: Rally for Trains" 6/23/2017
-NBC 29 "People in Charlottesville Rallied for Improved Rail Road Services" 6/23/2017
-CBS 19 "Train organization rallies against proposed cuts to Amtrak" 6/23/2017
-The Daily Progress "Rail advocates: Trump budget would cut C'ville Amtrak service by two thirds" 6/23/2017
-WCVE Richmond "Rail Advocacy Groups To Rally Against Proposed Amtrak Budget Cuts" 6/22/2017

 

2016


-Inside Business “2016 top stories | Transportation” 12/19/2016
-Richmond Magazine “Rail Plan Endorses Local Stations” 12/7/2016
-WCVE Richmond “High-Speed Rail Plan Just Released, Recommends More Study In Ashland” 12/6/2016
-Richmond Times Dispatch Column RVA needs high-speed rail to DC and beyond 8/28/2016
-Inside Business: State's $758M funding will boost passenger rail 6/16/2016
-WCVE Richmond: Commonwealth Transportation Board Set to Approve Record Funds for Passenger Rail Projects 6/14/2016
-Richmond Times Dispatch: State Transportation Board to vote on $14.4 billion plan 6/13/2016
-Richmond Times Dispatch: Hanover supervisors backtrack on position for high-speed rail project 4/27/2016
-The Virginia Gazette: Freiling is only familiar face on ballot 4/5/2016
-Richmond Times Dispatch: $132 million reworking of CSX's Acca yard proceeding step by step 3/31/2016
-Richmond Times Dispatch: Ashland not on board with one option for high-speed railway 2/7/2016
-Richmond Times Dispatch: RVA’s Diamond offers more than baseball by Dr. Eugene Trani 1/2/2016

 

2015


-Richmond Times Dispatch: Four spots identified for new Tri-Cities train station 9/20/2015
-Richmond Times Dispatch: Richmond-to-Raleigh high-speed rail plan approved 9/18/2015
-Inside Business: Foxx: High speed rail link will keep regional growth on track 7/24/2015
-WMAL Radio: Obama Administration Calls D.C. To Richmond High Speed Rail A Priority 7/24/2015
-The Daily Progress Op/Ed: High speed rail progress a win for all 7/24/2015
-The U.S. Transportation Secretary’s Blog: Pressing forward on Southeast passenger rail 7/23/2015
-Richmond Times Dispatch: 'Let's get this done,' U.S. transportation secretary says of D.C.-Richmond high-speed rail 7/22/2015
-Style Weekly "Will Richmond Re-Connect with High Speed Rail" 6/16/2015
-Washington Post Virginia Bets on Higher Speed Rail by 2025 6/4/2015
-Richmond Times Dispatch “Time for more transportation choices” 2/16/2015
-Chesterfield Village News “Riding the Rails” 1/7/2015
-Charlottesville’s 1070 WINA Morning News Show with Rick and Jane 1/7/2015

 

2014


-Williamsburg Yorktown Daily “City’s Proposed Legislative Agenda Asks for Tax Reform, Funding Increases” 10/9/2014
-Washington Times article “Feds urge southeastern states to develop rail plan” 6/20/2014
-WHSV.com “Valley Student’s Rail Documentary Gains Recognition” 6/09/2014
-Virginian-Pilot “VA official: Metcalf High-speed rail study may be too optimistic” 03/29/2014

 

2013


-Virginian-Pilot “Rail Advocates lay out future of Amtrak in Virginia” 12/11/2013
-NoVa Connection “Fast Growing Virginia Station” 10/24/2013)
-Culpeper Star Exponent "All Aboard: Amtrak Moves Economy" 10/19/2013
-Richmond Times-Dispatch “For high-speed rail service, Virginia needs federal partner” 6/15/2013
-Richmond Times-Dispatch “Panel ponders financing for road, rail projects” 6/1/2013
-Richmond Times-Dispatch “Amtrak parking lot expanding on Staples Mill” 5/18/2013
-Style Weekly “Gathering Steam” 4/2/2013
-Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star editorial “Transportation fixes: A long time coming” 2/14/13
-Virginian-Pilot editorial “Time for a plan” 2/13/13
-Daily Progress editorial “VA should keep trains on track” 1/4/2013

 

2012


-RVABusiness.com blog: “RVA to adopt mass transit by 2015” 6/15/2012
-Inside Business: “High-speed rail has a lot of energy, not much money” 6/8/2012
-Richmond Times-Dispatch: “Richmond eyes its speed bump for high-speed rail” 6/3/2012
-The Virginian-Pilot: “Demand on rise ahead of Amtrak’s launch in Norfolk” 6/2/2012
-Daily Press: “Norfolk Amtrak link should be complete by year’s end, mayor says” 6/1/2012
-Inside Business: “High Speed rail group to meet here” 5/25/2012
-Daily Progress: “Trains still chugging along in VA” 5/1/2012
-Village News: “High Speed Rail Legislation Works Through Assembly” 3/14/2012
-Virginian-Pilot Editorial: “Let’s keep rail success on track” by Sandy Harris 3/4/2012
-Daily Progress: "Changes coming for regional trains" 2/26/2012
-Charlottesville's WVTF "Funding is still questionable for future of passenger trains" 1/10/2012
-Charlottesville Tomorrow: "McDonnell's budget proposal funds Lynchburg train for two more years" 1/9/2012

 

2011


-Hampton Road's Inside Business: "What About Fast Trains" 12/30/2011
-Virginian-Pilot: "Measure restores money for regional Amtrak service" 12/2/2011
-Hampton Road's Inside Business: "At a Crossroads" 10/28/2011
-Hampton Road's Inside Business: "Proposed Budget Cuts May Endanger Passenger Trains" 10/21/2011
-Richmond's Style Weekly: "Main Street Station Sees Spike, But Fast Trains Still Distant" 10/6/2011
-Richmond Times Dispatch: "VA. to get $44.3M for high speed rail" 9/29/2011
-Virginian-Pilot: "US budget plan cuts Amtrak funding for local routes" 9/16/2011
-Washington Post: "Waiting for the Promise of High Speed Rail" 6/4/2011
-Richmond Times Dispatch; “Virginia to get small portion of U.S. high-speed rail funds” 5/10/2011
-Richmond Times Dispatch; “Virginia not applying for federal funds for high-speed rail” 4/6/2011
-Virginian-Pilot; “Conservative makes case for rail” 4/3/2011
-Richmond Times Dispatch; “Conservative argues for faster intercity passenger rail service” 3/31/2011
-Daily Press; “Hampton Roads Could Benefit from Obama High Speed Rail Plan” 2/8/2011
-Richmond Times Dispatch -2/7/2011 | Virginian-Pilot -2/10/2011: “We can't pave our way out of congestion
-Charlottesville’s NBC 29; “Without State Funding Lynchburg-DC Line May Get Derailed” 2/4/2011
-Daily Progress; “Rail Advocates Call For Dedicated Fund For Passenger Service” 2/5/2011
-Virginia Inside Business; “Who Will Pay to Keep Passenger Trains Rolling” 1/14/2011

 

2010


-Virginia-Pilot; “High-speed rails make slow move to Virginia” 11/20/2010
-Richmond Times-Dispatch; “High-speed rail in Va. will take time and money” 11/16/2010
-Virginia Business Magazine; “Passenger rail service needs dedicated source of revenue” 9/1/2010
-Richmond’s CBS 6; “High Speed Rail Headed for Central Virginia?” 7/21/2010
-Richmond Times Dispatch; “High-speed rail supported heavily at public hearing” 7/21/2010
-Richmond’s CBS6; “High-speed rail in Richmond” 7/20/2010
-Richmond Times Dispatch; “High-speed rail plan receives overwhelming support” 7/20/2010
-Virginia Business Magazine; “Getting Virginia On Board” 7/1/2010
-Richmond Times Dispatch; “High Speed Rail: We Must Connect Virginia's Most Important Downtowns” 6/12/2010
-Richmond Times Dispatch; “Will the fast trains come to Richmond?” 4/3/2010
-Richmond Magazine "High Speed Expectations" 3/24/2010

 

2009


-Richmond’s NBC12; “Region pushes Senate to increase rail funding” 12/9/2009
-Richmond’s CBS 6; “Will High-Speed Rail Make a Stop in Richmond?” 12/8/2009
-Richmond Times-Dispatch; “Richmond leaders want another $4 billion for high-speed rail” 12/9/2009
-Virginian-Pilot; “Norfolk Southern: Passenger rail on freight tracks less costly” 9/10/2009
-Style Weekly "The Magic Bullet" 7/15/2009
-Style Weekly "Slow Track to High Speed" 8/26/2009

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