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Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones Column.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, July, 2004
By Chip Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 19--Amtrak gave Virginia a solid "B" recently for efforts to upgrade rail service.
David Gunn, president of the Washington-based passenger railroad, gave the Richmond-Washington rail corridor a Tier 2 ranking -- the equivalent of a "B."
Virginia needs two things to get an "A," according to Amtrak and state rail officials: A long-term funding source for adding rail service and an agreement with the owner of the tracks --CSX Corp., the freight railroad -- to finally start some long-planned improvements.
The contract with CSX to launch $65 million worth of state-funded improvements has been in the works for a long time, said Karen Rae, director...
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