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Manassas

Broad Run flooding is one reason VRE wants a 100-percent federal planning grant

By PLN News

Virginia Railway Express wants a federal planning grant to study how extreme heat, inland flooding and storms could affect its tracks and stations. The Operations Board on Sept. 18 recommended authorization to submit that application jointly with the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority.

The recommendation covers the U.S. Department of Transportation PROTECT planning-grant round for fiscal years 2024 through 2026. PROTECT is the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation program. Chief Executive Officer Katie Choe told the board she expects the grant to be about $800,000, fully reimbursed, with no local match. That figure is her expectation. It is not an award, and the written item does not state a dollar amount.

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Tour de VRE returns Saturday on the Manassas Line

By PLN News

Virginia Railway Express will hold the sixth Tour de VRE on Saturday, Oct. 3, a charity ride along the Manassas Line that raises money for the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation. Lindsey Martin, VRE public affairs, said in an Oct. 1 release that registration stays open through Friday, Oct. 2, and that a $35 ticket covers a shirt, a medal, and food and water stops.

The 35-mile ride starts at 9 a.m. at Backlick Road Station, 6900 Hechinger Drive in Springfield, and the 8-mile ride starts at 11 a.m. at Manassas Park Station. Both end at Broad Run Station, 10637 Piper Lane in Bristow. Last year’s ride used the same stations, but the short ride started at 10:45 a.m., and that advisory named a noon finish and 12:30 p.m. remarks this release does not. The public page at vre.org/tourdevre still says route maps and more information are coming soon. The ride honors Maria Foster, wife of VRE’s Kip Foster, who died in July 2021. Earlier VRE accounts gave her name as Maria Bohigas Foster.

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VRE will stop at L’Enfant during Amtrak’s October Union Station outage

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

Virginia Railway Express will keep running through Amtrak’s October shutdown of Union Station, but the last stop will be L’Enfant Plaza, not the marble hall two stations later.

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A new name for VRE? Board hears marketing plan, 71% on-time rate and a $13 million budget gap

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

Virginia Railway Express Operations Board members will spend Friday morning on the message as much as the trains.

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Close Enough: $12.7 Million Later, Prince William to Build Pedestrian Bridge That Stops Just Short of the VRE Station

By Potomac Local News
The Woodbridge VRE station [Photo: VRE]

Prince William County is advancing a $12.7 million pedestrian bridge project nearly adjacent to the Woodbridge Virginia Railway Express station, aiming to improve safety and connectivity along the busy Route 1 corridor for local residents, pedestrians, and VRE commuters.

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VRE Board Goes ‘On the Road’ with Off-Site Meetings Planned in Prince William, Fairfax, Spotsylvania

By Uriah Kiser

The Virginia Railway Express Operations Board is taking its meetings on the road to connect more directly with the communities it serves.

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Fredericksburg weighs equity in leaf collection, Idlewild VRE shuttle

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During the Fredericksburg City Council’s budget work session on utility rates on March 31, 2026, the Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund and the FY27 Capital Improvement Plan, several council members raised equity-focused propositions centered on neighborhood-level services.

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Manassas

Broad Run Yard Expansion Moves Forward: New Tracks, Station Rebuild, and Manassas Airport Ties

By Uriah Kiser

The Virginia Railway Express Broad Run Yard expansion project is advancing at the 95 percent design stage and is expected to enter a two-year construction phase once property acquisitions and permits are finalized, officials told the VRE Operations Board on March 20.

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VRE On-Time Performance Rebounds to 87–88% but March Delays Highlight Challenges for Riders

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

Virginia Railway Express trains have returned to 87-88 percent on-time performance over the past eight of the last 10 months, coming close to the agency’s 90 percent goal, but two difficult weeks in March exposed persistent reliability issues that continue to test commuter patience along the Manassas and Fredericksburg lines.

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VRE Commits $66,405 Over 3 Years to FredNats Sponsorship: What Taxpayers Get in Return

By Uriah Kiser

Virginia Railway Express has entered a three-year marketing and sponsorship agreement with the Fredericksburg Nationals minor league baseball team, committing public funds totaling approximately $66,405 through the 2028 season to gain visibility among potential riders in the Fredericksburg area.

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