Rail took a while to reach Northern Virginia. The railroad first reached Washington, DC in 1835, but it would be another twenty-six years before the line was extended across the Potomac.

STAUNTON — The Virginia Tourism Corporation announced Tuesday that the Virginia Scenic Railway will be featured on the cover of the 2025 Virginia Travel Guide, according to a press release from the ...

A plan to purchase a historic Shenandoah Valley rail line that includes developing a trail moved forward on Tuesday, after ...

The Virginia Department of Transportation stunned Virginia's transportation community by proposing a plan last Tuesday to ...

Virginia's holiday season gets a magical boost when the Santa Express rolls through the scenic countryside, bringing ...

Re “Celebrating a ‘capstone’ of Va.’s port development” (Other Views, Dec. 7): Guest columnist and former U.S. Rep. Thelma ...

Virginia Railway Express will soon have new leadership at the helm, with Katie Choe stepping in as its next chief executive ...

Virginia will have more train service in the next decade, as Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday the formalization of a $3.7 billion rail expansion package in Virginia, the tenets of which were ...

Virginia Railway Express CEO Rich Dalton will retire from the commuter rail service in the fall, the operations board announced on Friday. Dalton’s retirement will go into effect on Oct. 3. Board ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Delegate Shelly Simonds is renewing an effort that she says will improve railroad safety for both rail workers and communities throughout Virginia. The Democrat who ...

RICHMOND — Virginia will break ground on several long-awaited rail projects next year and has started to announce construction partners. Virginia’s investment in its passenger rail infrastructure aims ...