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A new passenger rail corridor could connect Hampton Roads to Blacksburg and beyond

RICHMOND — The drive between Richmond and Charlottesville takes a little over an hour. However, to take a train for the same trip requires eight and a half… ....

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Youngkin's gas tax holiday may not actually lower your price at the pump

Gov. Glenn Youngkin is admitting that his proposed gas tax holiday won’t guarantee savings for Virginia consumers. ....

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New study, same result: VRE to Haymarket not worth the expense

Virginia’s Department of Rail and Public Transportation has thrown more cold water on an already frozen proposal to extend the Virginia Railway Express Manassas Line to Haymarket or Gainesville. ....

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Some rail advocates hope Virginia's new authority will help remove some of the politics out of rail policy – Greater Greater Washington

This article first appeared in the Virginia Mercury.
When former Gov. Doug Wilder sold off the state’s interest in hundreds of miles of track and rail right of way in the early 1990s, the move was applauded by some as a prudent divestment to help balance the annual budget.
Since then, though, the state has spent millions more on track improvements benefitting railroad corporations in exchange for every increase in passenger train service Virginia has sought. To avoid another such flash sale of Virginia’s rail infrastructure and to oversee an increasing focus on boosting passenger rail capacity to combat congestion, in March 2020 the General Assembly created the brand new Virginia Passenger Rail Authority. ....

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Rail advocates hope Virginia's new authority will take 'politics out of our rail policy' | Govt. & Politics

WYATT GORDON
The Virginia Mercury
RICHMOND â When former Gov. Doug Wilder sold off the stateâs interest in hundreds of miles of track and rail right-of-way in the early 1990s, the move was applauded by the Republican-dominated legislature as a prudent divestment to help balance the annual budget.
Since then, though, the state has spent millions more on track improvements benefiting railroad corporations in exchange for every increase in passenger train service Virginia has sought.
To avoid another such flash sale of Virginiaâs rail infrastructure and to oversee an increasing focus on boosting passenger rail capacity to combat congestion, this March the General Assembly created the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority. ....

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