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Dominion probes stray voltage behind recurring Manassas Drive rail-arm failures

By Uriah Kiser
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Drivers in Manassas Park know the spot: the railroad crossing on Manassas Drive, where the warning arms sometimes drop and stay down long after the train has passed. The glitch has been causing backups — and frustration — for years.

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Manassas Park

$35M Garage Turns Into Playground — Donuts, Fire Extinguishers, and All

By Uriah Kiser
People stand and talk inside the enclosed pedestrian bridge at the Manassas Park VRE station, with sunlight streaming through metal panels. [Photo: VRE]

Just two weeks after cutting the red ribbon on its $35 million Virginia Railway Express (VRE) garage and pedestrian bridge, Manassas Park is already tweaking how the new downtown landmark will be managed day-to-day.

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Manassas Park opens new VRE garage, linking rail to city’s growing downtown

By Uriah Kiser
A group of city, state, and regional transportation officials cut a red ribbon in front of the new Manassas Park VRE garage. [Photo: VRE]

Local, state, and regional transportation leaders on Tuesday celebrated the opening of a new Virginia Railway Express (VRE) parking garage and pedestrian bridge in Manassas Park, calling the project a symbol of connection, collaboration, and smart growth.

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Manassas Park

VRE opens new 740-space parking garage at Manassas Park station

By Press Release

Commuters in Manassas Park now have more parking options, thanks to a new 740-space garage at the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) station. Officials gathered Tuesday, October 21, to celebrate the grand opening of the garage, which supports both VRE riders and the city’s growing Park Central downtown.

Of the total spaces, 540 are designated for VRE commuters and visitors to Park Central — a recently revitalized mixed-use development that includes a new City Hall and library. The $35.2 million project was funded by multiple regional partners and responds to increasing demand identified in a 2017 VRE study.

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Traffic

Shutdown Drops Ridership, Fuel Tax Worries Loom in PRTC Budget Talks

By Uriah Kiser

Virginia Railway Express riders may see higher ticket prices next year, while local taxpayers could be asked to contribute more to keep regional transit running smoothly.

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Prince William

Potomac Shores VRE Station to Break Ground in 2026, Open by 2027

By Uriah Kiser

Construction on the long-awaited Potomac Shores Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Station is projected to begin in the first quarter of 2026, with the new stop opening by mid-to-late 2027, according to VRE officials.

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VRE Ridership Drops in June; CEO Search Progresses

By Uriah Kiser
A Virginia Railway Express train pulls into the Fredericksburg train station. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

VRE saw a seasonal decline in ridership in June 2025, though totals remained well above last year’s levels.

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Manassas Park

VRE Advances Station Upgrades in Manassas Park, Completes Spotsylvania Property Transfer

By Uriah Kiser

Virginia Railway Express is moving forward with improvements at two of its stations, one marking a long-awaited property transfer in Spotsylvania County and the other preparing for a major new parking facility in Manassas Park.

At its July meeting, the VRE Operations Board approved a contract with Espina Paving, Inc. of Woodbridge to mill and pave the Manassas Park Station parking lot. The work, set to finish before winter, aims to improve the lot’s appearance and safety after recent construction left it looking, as one board member put it, “like a war zone.”

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Originals

Riding Toward a Milestone, VRE Looks at Weekend Trains and Long-Term Funding

By Uriah Kiser

Virginia Railway Express expects to welcome its 100 millionth rider this fall—and leaders hope the milestone can help bring more people on board, even as they wrestle with when to launch Saturday trains and how to keep the system funded in the years ahead.

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Manassas

VRE Proposes 5% Fare Hike for FY2027 Amid Rising Costs and Slower Ridership Recovery

By Uriah Kiser
A Virginia Railway Express train pulls into the Fredericksburg train station. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

The VRE Operations Board is expected to review the proposal in September 2025 as part of the draft FY2027 budget. The plan would trigger a public participation process in fall 2025 before any final vote.

Current Fares and Impact

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