>>Passenger Rail Service Will Begin Again in 2027 in Christiansburg
(Christiansburg, VA) -- After more than 4 decades without passenger rail service in Christiansburg, it starts again soon. Thomas Cage explains....Preview: WRAP SCRIPT:
After an absense of 46 years, passenger rail service is set to begin again. DJ Stadtler of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority welcomes it's return to the New River Valley...Preview: Governor Glenn Youngkin was on hand at the groundbreaking for the new station...Preview: The project, 20 years in planning and budgeted at 250-million-dollars, is expected to be completed in 2 years, adding AmTrak cars alongside frieght trains on the Norfolk and Southern tracks, expected to bring a major boost to the local economy.
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