Letters for Dec. 16: Don’t ignore early contributors to Virginia rail line

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

NS, Port of Virginia Partner on ‘RailGreen Corridor’

“We are collaborating with the Port to create the country’s first RailGreen Corridor by connecting Norfolk Harbor with the VIP,” NS Chief Sustainability Officer Josh Raglin said in a May 6 LinkedIn ...
Virginia Mercury

Amid lawmaker concerns, Va. transportation board to consider rail and trail plan in January

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

Column: Celebrating a ‘capstone’ of Virginia’s port development

This marks 15 years since the Heartland Corridor boosted the Port of Virginia’s accessibility for trade and growth, former U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake writes in a guest column.
Yahoo

Norfolk Southern rule that railcars be inspected in less than a minute sparks safety concerns

FILE - A Norfolk Southern worker walks next to the scene of a multi-car coal train derailment near Suffolk, Va., on Feb. 4, 2017. (Bill Tiernan/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, File) Norfolk Southern ...

2 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns

OMAHA, Neb. — The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two of ...
WRIC

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 ...