Amtrak

Jeff Sturgeon - Tue February 14, 2017

Construction Begins on Virginia Amtrak Platform

Crews started building a $10.9 million Amtrak boarding platform in downtown Roanoke on Monday. They worked to relocate exhibits and the performance stage along the David R. & Susan S. Goode Railwalk, the sidewalk attraction running along the train tracks dotted with exhibits such as signals, train parts, a small hopper of coal and mounted historic photos and reports....

Matt O'Brien - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon November 21, 2016

Amtrak Upgrades: High-Speed Proposals Could Affect Eight States

Proposals by the Federal Railroad Administration to upgrade the high-speed rail corridor through the Northeast have raised concerns, and some enthusiasm, from residents in the eight states containing the route of Amtrak's Acela Express from Boston to Washington....