The Richmond area soon will lose one daily Amtrak train to and from Washington, D.C., as work begins on a new railroad bridge across the Potomac River that ultimately will ...

Amtrak is a cheap and easy way for those around the country to travel without having to take a car, and luckily, there are plenty of deals to make a ride that much more enticing in Virginia.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Amtrak Virginia officially set a ridership record last year with more than 1 million passengers traveling. Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s (VPRA) state-supported Amtrak ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — With the first heat wave of the summer having made its way to the Greater Richmond Region, Amtrak is seeing some delays for those traveling to Richmond due to speeding ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Norfolk Southern agreed to give Amtrak trains the highest priority after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with the railroad company Tuesday, to ...

Amtrak Virginia closes the state’s fiscal year with record ridership. Also, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) releases rider survey results, showing improvements in overall ...

Last November, one TikTok user documented their journey on Amtrak’s Auto Train service, which ships people and cars. The service is limited – going between one station in Virginia and anotherin ...

Kristi K. Higgins, The Social Butterfly, rides the rails through VA's Shenandoah Valley. The Blue Ridge Flyer departs from ...

The first Amtrak train departed from New York on May 1, 1971, marking the beginning of a journey that spanned over 50 years. Even as the era of rail travel declined and air travel took center stage, ...