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
Amtrak unveils new Electric Locomotives
Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press
The Washington Post – Published: May 13, 2013, Associated Press
According to an article in the Washington Post, Amtrak is unveiling the first of 70 new locomotives at a plant… Continue reading