By Danny Plaugher, Richmond Times-Dispatch; June 29, 2019
While Indiana (Hoosier service) and Pennsylvania (Keystone and Pennsylvanian services) are cutting or eliminating their Amtrak regional trains, Virginia is doubling down on better rail service.
On June 19, the Commonwealth Transportation Board voted to approve the state’s Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program (SYIP). Included in the SYIP was the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation’s (DRPT) request of $774 million in projects to sustain, improve and expand our Amtrak passenger rail network.