News Coverage

Roanoke-Lynchburg Bus Service to Debut Next Month

Friday, July 1st, 2011

Click here to read the News and Advance article.


Amtrak reports best March ever

Friday, April 8th, 2011

March marked 17 consecutive months of year-over-year ridership growth for Amtrak, was the best March ever for the company and puts America’s Railroads on track to set another annual ridership record according to a recent press release. Click here to read the Examiner news release


Roanoke has right train of thought with bus connecting to Lynchburg Amtrak Station

Friday, April 8th, 2011

Click here to read the Roanoke Times article


Study details support for a bus connector to Amtrak in Lynchburg

Friday, April 8th, 2011

Click here to read the NewsRoanoke.com article


More Passengers Choosing Amtrak

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Record January marks 15 straight months of ridership growth. Click here to read the Amtrak news release.


Onboard for Passenger Rail

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/265872


Va. gets $45 million for preliminary high-speed rail work

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/oct/25/railgat25-ar-585455/


Rail Service Is the Future of Transportation

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Published by The News & Advance, March 17, 2010 Read the article >


Passengers see value in new train

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

It’s OK to cheer about the news from the passenger platform at Kemper Street Station. A few naysayers were less than enthusiastic about the state subsidizing the new Amtrak rail passenger service from Lynchburg to Washington. They said it would be a waste of public money and that not enough passengers would board here to make the service economically feasible.


Amtrak’s Lynchburg-Washington line beats projections

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

The new Amtrak train between Lynchburg and Washington had twice as many passengers as expected during its first month of operation in October, state rail officials said Wednesday. Revenues from passenger fares were strong too, despite low introductory rates, said Kevin Page, rail transportation chief for the Department of Rail and Public Transportation.