Third daily Amtrak train to Newport News will be delayed 5 years due to bridge construction

A third daily roundtrip Amtrak train serving Newport News will not be arriving in 2026 as originally anticipated. Instead, ...
Trains

Virginia’s ‘Long Bridge’ project to require five-hour midday work window (updated)

Starting early next January, no freight or passenger trains will be scheduled to cross the Potomac River between Washington, ...
Yahoo

Virginia Railway Express, Amtrak adjust schedules to accommodate Long Bridge Project

The Virginia Railway Express connects Central and Northern Virginia with the District of Columbia. (Courtesy of Virginia Railway Express) Starting in January 2026, Virginia Railway Express will adjust ...

Hampton Roads Transit adds more light rail trips to sync with Amtrak schedules

To better align with train schedules, HRT will add two new evening light rail trips on Sundays, running westbound from Harbor ...
WJHL-TV

Norfolk Southern agrees to give Amtrak trains priority over freight trains, track delays: DOJ

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Norfolk Southern agreed to give Amtrak trains the highest priority after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with the railroad company Tuesday, to ...
WTKR

HRT adds more Tide Light Rail trips to better connect with Amtrak riders

NORFOLK, Va. — Hampton Roads Transit is making changes this fall to better serve riders who rely on both The Tide light rail ...
Trains

News photos: Amtrak cleans up in Chicago

Amtrak’s Chicago train wash is now active, as evidenced by the cars and locomotive of the company’s New York-Chicago Cardinal, seen here backing into the facility after its run on Monday, Oct. 6. The ...