Virginia Conversations: Riding the Rails

On this edition of “Virginia Conversations,” getting around parts of the state is now a lot easier.
There’s a new rail line between Hampton Roads and Richmond… and more money in the pipeline to improve rail service between Richmond and Washington. Host May-Lily Lee will lead a discussion of those improvements, plus the prospects of added rail lines in other parts of the state including Roanoke, with the Director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation.

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