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9/27/2021
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority and Department of Rail and Public Transportation today announced the launch of a new Amtrak service in Richmond.The train departed for Washington, D.C., early this morning from the Main Street Station. The train's launch commemorates the first milestone of Transforming Rail in Virginia, a $3.7 billion rail expansion program aimed at improving rail service in Virginia.In March, Virginia officials finalized agreements with Amtrak, CSX and Virginia Railway Express to implement the program.