The Richmond area soon will lose one daily Amtrak train to and from Washington, D.C., as work begins on a new railroad bridge across the Potomac River that ultimately will ...

While more people than ever are hopping aboard an Amtrak train in Virginia, train delays in the state seem to be getting worse. Why it matters: The on-time performance (OTP) rate for trains along the ...

RICHMOND, Va. — CORRECTION: The original headline of this story incorrectly stated that Richmond and Raleigh will be connected by Amtrak train rail in 2026. A spokesperson for the Virginia Passenger ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia is seeing a record number of residents riding the rails amid increased investment in Amtrak and other passenger services. The Virginia Passenger Rail authority’s new ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Did you hear that train horn Tuesday morning in Richmond? One viewer in Westover Hills told CBS 6 they could hear a train horn blaring from about 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Meanwhile, another ...

Winter storms in the northeast are forcing travelers nationwide to rethink their New Year’s celebrations as flight ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with much of the money coming from the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — The number of people riding trains in Virginia has rebounded greatly since last year's pandemic ridership statistics--even beating pre-pandemic levels. For the month of ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Model Railroad Show rolled into Richmond the weekend after Thanksgiving with train displays and train-themed programming at the Science Museum of Virginia. The Model ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — When a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, it spilled toxic chemicals in the area, leading to a massive cleanup effort and testing of the water, ...

It was just a fracture. But within a day, that fracture gave way under the weight of an 104-car freight train pulling hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil. The track buckled, the wheels came loose ...

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.