By The Editorial Board, BRISTOL HERALD COURIER; May 3, 2019
Will Abingdon and Bristol ever see passenger rail service again?
The outlook seems bleaker, at least for now, with the latest news from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation that any expansion of Amtrak service from its current terminus in Roanoke to the Tri-Cities area could be delayed by a bridge project under study miles away in the Washington, D.C., area.