Tag Archives: Amtrak

  • News

    Train station improvement moving forward in Chesterfield

    The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors is willing to take on the tall task of turning a tiny, dated train station into a modern multimodal hub.

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    ‘Parking nightmare’ alleviated at Amtrak?

    Parking relief at the busy Staples Mill Road station could be on the way, according to reports.

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    Amtrak train derails after mudslide

    A mudslide derailed an Amtrak train in Washington state on Sunday.

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    Parking woes at Amtrak Station cause concern for travelers

    The Amtrak station off Staples Mills Road has the type of problem that’s good to have; high passenger volume.

  • News Parking lot at Staples Mill Road Amtrak station

    Parking lot packed at Staples Mill train station

    Some desperate drivers are turning grassy medians into make-shift parking spots.

  • News From Joe. St. George

    New Amtrak routes link Richmond to Norfolk, DC

    Tuesday marks the first day of a new way for Central Virginians to make their way to Hampton Roads and our nation’s capital.

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    Holiday travelers max out Amtrak parking lot

    Amtrak is warning customers in Central Virginia that there are no more parking spaces at the train station on Staples Mill Road.

  • News Man struck, killed by train. (From passenger Linda C.)

    Medical examiner IDs 74-year-old struck, killed by Amtrak train

    Officials have released the name of the man struck and killed by an Amtrak train last Wednesday outside Fredericksburg.

  • News Man struck, killed by train. (From passenger Linda C.)

    Man struck, killed by Amtrak train outside Fredericksburg

    The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office confirms they are investigating a pedestrian versus train fatality.

  • News Amtrak Derail

    30 hurt after Amtrak train collides with big rig

    There were 11 people with moderate injuries and 19 with minor injuries.

  • News High Speed Rail

    Report: Amtrak employees failing drug, alcohol tests at alarming rate

    A new report blasts Amtrak, the nation’s largest passenger rail carrier, for dangerously overlooking drug and alcohol use by its employees.

  • News North Carolina Amtrak accident (PHOTO: Rebecca Fricke)

    PICTURES: Amtrak collides with tractor trailer

    An Amtrak passenger train collided with a tractor-trailer carrying limestone Thursday afternoon in Jamestown, North Carolina.