CHESAPEAKE, Va. — An investigation is underway after several cars from a freight train derailed in southern Chesapeake, the Chesapeake Fire Department said. The accident happened around 3:20 p.m. as ...

CHESAPEAKE -- Light rail could extend into Chesapeake. City Council Tuesday passed a resolution requesting Hampton Roads Transit go after state and federal money to study extending light rail to the ...

Local leaders, preservationists, history buffs and railroad enthusiasts gathered for a celebration of family, fun and founders on June 9 in Chesapeake Beach to honor the first passenger run of the ...

<P> After 21 years of planning, plotting and acquiring funding and permits, bright sun and cool breezes blessed the Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail groundbreaking ceremony that was held at the head of ...

CHESAPEAKE, VA. — After two years of development, a new rail maintenance facility has been completed in Chesapeake, and just under 100 new jobs will come with it. Gov. Glenn Youngkin stopped by the ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – The city of Chesapeake is expected to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to make the Snowden Street train crossing safer after 28-year-old Taylor Romanczyk was fatally ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - A manufacturer of railway construction and maintenance equipment will invest $52.6 million to expand in Chesapeake, creating 98 new jobs. The company, Plasser American Corporation ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Railway manufacturer Plasser American will invest $52.6 million to expand its operations in Chesapeake, creating 98 new jobs in the process. Plasser, which has been ...

Bruce Drees, president of the Tidewater Bicycle Association, said that was his first thought when he learned the city is set to acquire an abandoned length of railway in Western Branch. The deal is a ...

Norfolk Southern has opened a new Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer (TBT) terminal in Chesapeake, Va., to serve shippers of dry and liquid bulk commodities. TBT terminals are specialized facilities that ...

The City Council has taken a tentative step toward bringing light rail to Greenbrier, but only after being assured it wasn’t obligated to follow through on the costly endeavor. The council voted ...