The Low-Tech Times earlier reported on the fuel advantages of railroads vs trucks. Now, work is underway to upgrade rail capacity in Virginia between Front Royal and Manassas. Charlottesville Channel 19 posts the following Associated Press report:
Norfolk Southern spokesman Robin Chapman says that when the work is done later this year, it will allow longer and more frequent north-south trains and haul more goods to and from Norfolk’s ports.
State highway analysts predict that the work will cut 597,000 truck trips from Virginia highways during the following 15 years.