New Amtrak train from Richmond to D.C. marks first step in statewide rail expansion

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New Amtrak train from Richmond to D.C. marks first step in statewide rail expansion

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Gov. Ralph Northam announced the expansion of rail service from Richmond to the Northeast Corridor early Monday morning.

Alongside Virginia Transportation Secretary Shannon Valentine, Gov. Northam boarded an inaugural train to Washington D.C., which departed from Main Street Station located in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom district at 5:35 a.m.

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is at Main Street Station in Richmond this morning to announce the launch of expanded rail service to the Northeast Corridor. In about 30 min, an inaugural train will leave here for Washington DC and it will arrive before the workday begins.

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This marks the first milestone in a $3.7 billion expansion of service under Northam’s “Transforming Rail in Virginia Program.” The project will connect the Northeast and Southeast corridors in America’s national rail network.

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