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A recent analysis suggests that reestablishing the Norfolk Southern rail line with an adjacent recreational trail could unlock significant tourism and economic benefits for the northern Shenandoah Valley.

Two groups in the Shenandoah Valley are at odds over what to do with an unused railway after the General Assembly pledged $35 million toward its conversion into a rail

Two groups in the Shenandoah Valley are at odds over what to do with an unused railway after the General Assembly pledged $35 million toward its conversion into a rail trail.

As talks on the future of the Shenandoah Rail Trail continue, a battlefield preservation group is working to bring the “rails and trails” alternative for the old Norfolk Southern line

The Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a list of assignments for its members to several boards, commissions and other local bodies at its Tuesday night meeting.

Mayors along the future Shenandoah Rail Trail corridor applaud state legislators for funding the Shenandoah Rail Trail in the budget amendments passed on Sept. 6.

The Shenandoah Valley Rail Trail project is set to receive $35 million in state funding thanks to budget amendments passed by the Virginia legislature on Wednesday.

Plans for the proposed Shenandoah Rail Trail took a step forward last week, but there’s still “miles to go” until its completion, according to one of its biggest advocates.

Supporters of the proposed Shenandoah Valley Rail Trail, a 48.5-mile unused Norfolk Southern corridor recreational trail, are patiently awaiting approval of the state budget from the Virginia General Assembly.

This article first appeared in the Virginia Mercury. When Del. Tony Wilt, R-Rockingham, introduced a budget amendment funding a study on creating a new 43-mile long rail trail in the Shenandoah Valley, the odds of the proposal making it into the final budget for the governor to sign looked slim. After Wilt’s amendment was stricken from the House version of the budget, the idea appeared doomed. However, thanks to the efforts of his regional ally, Sen. Emmet Hanger, R-Augusta, the measure made ...