VRE to resume full service June 1
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) will resume its full-service schedule on Tuesday, June 1, increasing commuting options for passengers. VRE has been running a reduced-service schedule since March 17, 2020, following a 90% decline in ridership due to COVID-19. Under the full-service schedule, VRE will operate 32 daily trains on its two lines.
“As people return to the office, we recognize the reduced-service schedule may not be a good fit for their commutes. Convenience is important to our riders and we are pleased to be able to accommodate them,” said VRE Chief Executive Officer Rich Dalton. “A return to full service will also allow us to maintain social distancing on platforms and railcars, even as ridership begins to increase.”
People News: A. Stucki Co., VRE, Quandel, Trapeze, BAI
May 11, 2021
People News: A. Stucki Co., VRE, Quandel, Trapeze, BAI Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
A. Stucki Co. appoints Chief Commercial Officer; Virginia Railway Express (VRE) names General Counsel; Quandel Consultants hires Senior Consultant; Trapeze Group Americas appoints General Manager; and BAI Communications (BAI) taps Group Business Development Director.
David Oestermeyer, A. Stucki Co. and Salco Products
David Oestermeyer is now Chief Commercial Officer of Pittsburgh, Pa.-based
A. Stucki Co., an engineered components, systems and services supplier for the railroad industry and other markets. He remains President of Salco Products, the Chicago company he established in 1983 and sold to Stucki in 2020.
Shuttle bus study coming to Mason Sci-Tech campus, Innovation Park employment center
Prince William County will get new funding to plan for a new shuttle service to serve the George Mason University Science and Technology Campus near Manassas.
The campus is the Prince William County hub for the Fairfax-based university. In addition to the school, the area surrounding campus, Innovation Park, is filled with technology companies, and the FBI Northern Virginia Regional Headquarters.
The county has long envisioned Innovation Park to become a center of activity in the county since the local government purchased the land for development in the late 1990s. Since then, the county has been selling off portions of the property to firms it thinks will will create jobs.
Just in time for a return to the workplace and what’s expected to be a decidedly busier tourist season Virginia Railway Express has announced it’s restoring full service beginning Tuesday, June 1.
Things, though, won’t be exactly the same as they were pre-pandemic: The Fredericksburg Line will operate on a seasonal schedule, which will mean different arrival times in the afternoon. Amtrak’s Step-Up program is still suspended as well.
And riders will need to pack that mask before they head to the station.
“All social distancing and face covering requirements will remain in place,” VRE said in a statement. “We will also be continuing the enhanced cleaning efforts and other protocols implemented over the past year.”