Maintenance of Way track at Radford, looking east. Photos courtesy of Virginia Passenger Rail Authority Marty GordonNRVsports@ourvalley.org Groundbreaking occurred in 2025 for the $264.5 million New River Valley Rail Project, a major step towards connecting the region to Washington D.C. by 2027. In April, Governor Glenn Youngkin joined local and rail officials to break ground for a new stop in Cambria. As part of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s (VPRA) Transforming Rail in Virginia (TRV) initiative, the New River Valley Project encompasses railroad infrastructure upgrades that will allow VPRA to extend its Amtrak Virginia service from Roanoke to Christiansburg and...