Over the past several months The Committee to Advance the TransDominion Express has been working so furiously on important related issues that there has barely been time to relate it. Many good things are happening, and more finite solutions are being found in the process. TDX established and enhanced strategic alliances during the 2003 General […]
There is a new twist to the TDX plan. At a meeting in Farmville, on July 1, the community discussed Norfolk Southern’s decision to discontinue use of track running through there. The TDX Steering Committee will be meeting this summer to further examine the situation, and determine if there is enough grass roots support there […]
The Committee to Advance the TransDominion Express is pleased to announce that the FY 2003-2004 state budget includes language expressing the intent to spend the already appropriated $9.3 million on pre-engineering. Item 491 #16c-Language. “It is the intent of the General Assembly that the $9,339,000 in funding for the Trans Dominion Express (Bristol Rail) authorized […]
June 22–26 The Committee to Advance the TransDominion Express sponsored a successful a study tour to Oregon and Washington State, spanning from June 22–26. Taking twenty-six participants, the point was to find applicable parallels from development of the Cascades Line to our own TDX, and to build support through experience and education of the participating […]
Citizens, city, state, and federal officials turned out on April 26 for the grand re-opening of the Kemper Street Station in Lynchburg. Kemper Street Station will serve as a hub for the TransDominion Express. Highlights of the ceremony included live entertainment, food, and exhibits. Rail enthusiasts exhibited alongside Amtrak officials, who offered information on current […]
