RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State officials approved a deal Tuesday with Norfolk Southern to expand commuter and passenger rail services in southwestern and northern Virginia. The Virginia Passenger Rail ...

Just more than a year after a massive derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train led to the release of tank cars full of toxic chemicals and increased attention to the issue of railroad safety, ...

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.

A Virginia statute that allowed internet providers to run fiber optic cables across railroad property without showing the installation was for public use is unconstitutional, because it permits a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority announced Tuesday that it is in discussions with Norfolk Southern Corporation to purchase the Manassas Line and look into options for ...

Virginia has approved a deal with Norfolk Southern Corp. to extend passenger rail service to the New River Valley and expand commuter rail options in Northern Virginia, while saving the state time and ...

The merger would create the United States’ first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning 50,000 miles and 43 states. By Peter Eavis Union Pacific, a freight rail giant, announced on Tuesday that it had ...

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) announced what it claims is “another record-breaking year in truck diversion” through its freight rail programs, allowing the ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A Norfolk Southern rail line that runs through Asheville is expected to be out for at least three months while crews work on recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene. The railroad ...