Monthly Archives: October 2013
The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) is hosting nine public meetings across the commonwealth for the public to discuss projects and programs in the CTB’s current Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) and provide comments for the development of the Fiscal… Continue reading
On Saturday, November 16th, RAIL Solution will convene its 2013 Annual Meeting at 10:00 am in the Roanoke Higher Education Center in downtown Roanoke, VA. A light lunch will follow the meeting.
We welcome all rail supporters to join… Continue reading
Oct. 14, 2013
Amtrak reports that Amtrak carried a record 31.6 million passengers in Fiscal Year 2013.
Danny Plaugher, executive director of Virginians for High Speed Rail, observed that “These great ridership numbers only prove the point that when given… Continue reading
On Wednesday evening, October 9, 2013, Virginia State Senator John Edwards, a long-time rail advocate, held another of his Town Hall Meetings to discuss passenger rail service to Roanoke. The session was held in the theater of the O.… Continue reading