Quantico

Quantico Marine Corps Base will conduct a full-scale exercise on the base on May 25 that will simulate a train derailment on the main side of the base. The exercise, the largest conducted at the base in about 12 years, will test the ability of the base and Prince William County emergency responders to react and work together in an emergency.

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Work is underway at Potomac Shores to build a new four-level, 400-space parking garage.

During a groundbreaking event Monday, May 8, 2023, a spokesman for Potomac Shores developer Biddle Real Estate Ventures said the garage will open in Fall 2024, with the train station construction occurring at the time of opening or beginning shortly after that. The structure will be a precursor to a new Virginia Railway Express station to be built next to the garage.


Prince William

Officials cut the ribbon on the region’s latest diverging diamond interchange that will open Monday, May 1, at Prince William Parkway and Balls Ford Road in Gainesville.

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There’s a new promise to build a Virginia Railway Express station at Potomac Shores near Dumfries.

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Police found the body of a man who, apparently, jumped from the parking garage next to the city’s train station in bustling Downtown Manassas.

Police have not identified the victim who was found on the station’s concrete platform. They said several 911 callers witnessed the victim fall to his death.


Fairfax

This summer, taking Virginia Railway Express from the Springfield or Backlick Road stations will be cheaper.

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(The Center Square) – Maryland is advancing discussions on potential plans to expand MARC commuter rail service into Delaware and Virginia – a move officials hope will expand access for transit riders across state lines.

The Maryland Department of Transportation has signed framework agreements with the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority and Delaware Transit Corp. for potential MARC Train Service expansions, Gov. Wes Moore announced Thursday. The possible future expansions could extend MARC service to Newark, Delaware, and to Alexandria, Virginia.


Prince William

For Town of Quantico residents, there’s one way in and one way out.

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Members of the 2023 Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Operations Board Executive Committee were installed Friday in a brief ceremony during which outgoing Chair Margaret Franklin of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors passed the gavel to James Walkinshaw of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Walkinshaw was the VRE board’s vice chair in 2022.

“I’m excited and honored to serve as chair this year,” said Walkinshaw. “VRE is fortunate to have an Operations Board dedicated to the system’s success, talented staff committed to our mission, and loyal riders who recognize the value of the safe, convenient, and reliable service we offer. 2023 will be a pivotal year as riders continue returning to the system and we undertake the critical task of updating our long-term vision through our System Plan 2050 process.”


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As more Prince William County residents continue to abandon Virignia Railway Express, the county’s transportation director is not ready to give up on the state’s only commuter rail service, or on the long-talked about notion of extending Metro to the county.

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