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All aboard! Virginia finalizes deal for passenger rail to extend into the New River Valley
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LOCAL NEWS
Jeff Williamson, Digital Content Manager
Published: January 13, 2022, 1:17 PM
Tags: New River Valley, Montgomery County, Christiansburg, Ralph Northam, Norfolk Southern, Amtrak
All aboard! Virginia finalizes deal for passenger rail to extend into the New River Valley
Christiansburg is expected to have an Amtrak station by 2025
ROANOKE, Va. – What’s been assumed is now set in stone.
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that Virginia and Norfolk Southern have reached a definitive agreement to expand into the New River Valley.
Back in May, the governor came to Christiansburg and announced that the town would have an Amtrak station by 2025.
That was based on an initial agreement between the commonwealth and Norfolk Southern that has since been finalized.
When Amtrak begins operations in Christiansburg, it will be the first time the NRV has had passenger rail service since 1979, according to the governor’s office.
[Amtrak in New River Valley progress chugs ahead as Gov. Northam signs bill]
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Jeff Williamson, Digital Content Manager
Published: January 13, 2022, 1:17 PM
Tags: New River Valley, Montgomery County, Christiansburg, Ralph Northam, Norfolk Southern, Amtrak
All aboard! Virginia finalizes deal for passenger rail to extend into the New River Valley
Christiansburg is expected to have an Amtrak station by 2025
ROANOKE, Va. – What’s been assumed is now set in stone.
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that Virginia and Norfolk Southern have reached a definitive agreement to expand into the New River Valley.
Back in May, the governor came to Christiansburg and announced that the town would have an Amtrak station by 2025.
That was based on an initial agreement between the commonwealth and Norfolk Southern that has since been finalized.
When Amtrak begins operations in Christiansburg, it will be the first time the NRV has had passenger rail service since 1979, according to the governor’s office.
[Amtrak in New River Valley progress chugs ahead as Gov. Northam signs bill]
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