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[KevinKorell]

Roanoke, VA Times Editorial, 2/23/22:
 

 

   Editorial: Amtrak extensions hold huge promise for Southwest Virginia    

 

 

The man stood on the Amtrak train platform in Roanoke, wheeled luggage at the ready, a smile on his face that placed his expression somewhere between resignation and exasperation.

 

Editorial

[KevinKorell]

WSLS-TV, Channel 10 in Roanoke, VA, 3/1/22:

 

 

   Christiansburg’s future Amtrak station location narrowed down to two options    

 

 

The location of the New River Valley’s proposed train station in Christiansburg is being narrowed down to two sites.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Roanoke, VA Times, 12/23/23:
 

 

    New Amtrak stop in Christiansburg still awaiting final location choice   

 

 

There are a few more hurdles to clear before a new passenger rail stop can open in Christiansburg.

 

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[KevinKorell]

NRV service to Christiansburg is now delayed several more YEARS!   From WSLS-TV. Channel 10 in Roanoke, VA, 1/24/24:

 

 

 

   Amtrak railway in New River Valley delayed to 2028  

 

 

 

The Amtrak coming to the New River Valley has been delayed to 2028.

 

Complete story

 

In that amount of time, they might as well try to get Bristol on board too, and then Christiansburg would not need to worry about where to store trains between runs.

[KevinKorell]

Cardinal News,  1/29/24:

 

 

       Cost of extending Amtrak to Christiansburg could triple, raising concerns about future extension to Bristol  

 

 

For all those who want to see Amtrak extended to Bristol, pay attention to what’s happening in the New River Valley, where efforts to locate a passenger rail station have hit what one key legislator calls “a setback” that has raised alarms about how likely it will be for trains to go further west.

 

This is the story.      Cross-posted in NRV and Bristol threads.

[KevinKorell]

Cardinal News, 1/30/24:

 

 

   New River Valley gets a look at Amtrak options    

 

 

Residents in the New River Valley got a clearer picture of what passenger rail service to the region may look like Monday evening at an open house put on by the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority at the Blacksburg Community Center.

 

The latest

[KevinKorell]

Bristol, VA Herald-Courier, 3/27/24:
 

 

   Amtrak service delayed to Christiansburg; changes could impact Bristol    

 

 

Passenger rail service to the New River Valley has been pushed back to at least 2028 and potential changes there could impact extending service to Bristol.

 

Story is cross-posted in Bristol and NRV threads.