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Whistle-Stop Train Tour Commemorates New Lynchburg Service on Sept. 30

To celebrate the new Amtrak Virginia service originating in Lynchburg, special events at several Virginia train stations will be held to greet a ceremonial train’s Whistle-Stop Tour on September 30, 2009, the day before the new route’s public launch.

The train tour will begin at Union Station in Washington, DC and continue southwest to Lynchburg so that the train is in position for its first public trip from Lynchburg north on October 1.

State and local officials will ride the train and make stops along each of the stations the new service covers:

Washington Union Station
Alexandria – King St.
Burke Centre*
Manassas
Culpeper
Charlottesville
Lynchburg

* This is a connection point for VRE passengers only.

Fare Discount Extended for Virginia Service

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Governor Kaine, Local Leaders Make Case for High Speed Rail in Virginia	07/22/2009
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Virginia’s Rail Advisory Board to Hold July Meeting	07/02/2009
Governor Kaine Announces New Amtrak Service between Richmond and Washington D.C.	06/03/2009
Virginia’s Rail Advisory Board to Hold April Meeting	04/06/2009
Governor Kaine Announces Expansion of Passenger Rail Service to Lynchburg	04/02/2009