The $5 million project comes as Virginia Railway Express plans to increase service in the coming years and extend the length of its trains. The work is occurring in conjunction with the Long Bridge project to build a new rail crossing over the Potomac River between Arlington and Washington, D.C.
When complete, the wider bridge will untangle the east coast's worst rail bottleneck and allow VRE to provide bi-directional, evening, and weekend service. Amtrak trains between Washington and Richmond will also double in frequency.
"We're already talking about....reverse service so people could come from other areas to Fredericksburg or earlier afternoon service so people can get back and forth," said Fredericksburg City Councilor Matt Kelly, who represents the city on the VRE Operations Board. "Basically, expanding our clientele, as it were so that more people can enjoy being here in Fredericksburg and go up to Washington, or go from Washington, come down here and spend the day."
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