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VPRA notes June 2025 also set a record with 126,284 passengers traveling, which was the highest ridership the state of ...
In the state fiscal year, 2025, 1,451,276 passengers used train for their transportation needs compared to 2024, an increase ...
Amtrak Virginia closes the state’s fiscal year with record ridership. Also, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority ...
Virginia’s state-supported Amtrak operations set a new ridership record during the 2025 fiscal year that ended June 30, ...
The Amtrak Virginia station with the most year-over-year growth was Roanoke, with a 6.9% increase in ridership from SFY24 to SFY25. Amtrak Virginia also shared data showing a ridership spike during ...
The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority is also still going through an environmental review process to determine if there may be any unforeseen issues presented by the project.
The location of the New River Valley’s proposed rail station is now narrowed to one of two sites, each of which are in proximity to the Uptown Christiansburg mall, based on work performed by the ...
The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority is already spending money from a federal grant to make short-term improvements at the 69-year-old station.
Dangerous torrential rainfall and flash flooding are underway in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast Thursday with millions at ...
Passenger train ridership in the U.S. is up, but so are delays, according to Amtrak's top brass during a quarterly Zoom board ...
Thick smoke, flames, and first responders at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport might alarm travelers, but this time it’s ...