Fredericksburg's transportation officials will work in conjunction with the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority to improve passenger train experience in Fredericksburg City and Stafford and Spotsylvania counties.
The Passenger Rail Authority was established earlier this year has been tasked with promoting, sustaining, and expanding passenger and commuter rail service availability in Virginia. It will also own all the new tracks meant for passenger rail in Virginia, including the third rail that will run from Union Station in Washington D.C. to Spotsylvania County.
One year ago, Gov. Ralph Northam announced a $3.7 million deal that would double the number of Amtrak trains that would run between Washington and Richmond and increase Virginia Railway Express commuter rail service by 75 percent.
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