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West Virginia's Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad cuts through the "Trough," a hard-to-access canyon known for its bald eagles.
Hampton Roads Transit is hosting the series of public meetings throughout July to discuss the next steps for a study called ...
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The city of Chesapeake will get more than $1 million in federal money to make improvements at the Portlock Road train crossing, where two people have been killed in the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
The Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum has recently added The Honeysuckle Express, a new visitor-operated model railroad exhibit. The display depicts the former rail line from Seat Pleasant to ...
CHESAPEAKE Less than three months ago, the City Council voted 8-0 to pursue a study on the possibility of extending light rail to Chesapeake. The council was told that the federally funded study ...
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 ...
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 ...
Gerald and Mary Donovan attend the Chesapeake Beach Railway Founder’s Day celebration on June 9. Gerald and his brother Fred Donovan, who own the Rod-N-Reel and the Chesapeake Beach Resort ...
A terrible accident occurred to-night on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad to the up train at Jerry's Run. The next car from the rear coach was precipitated down an embankment 100 feet high and ...