Shenandoah Rail Corridor

04/14/2026

🚂 Breaking: Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger attends ground breaking ceremony for new rail-served VPGC feed mill in Linville, VA... about 7 miles from the Shenandoah Rail Corridor. Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative

"The expansion includes construction of a nearly two million cubic foot feed mill that officials say will provide the largest grain storage capacity on the East Coast. The project will also add a rail spur at the company’s Linville facility..."

🛤️Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative was awarded a $750,000 grant through the Virginia Rail Industrial Access Program.

🌽 Preserving rail is good for ag and good for the Valley. Reintroducing competitive freight rates will grow the bottom line for our Valley farmers. Read more:

A new state-of-the-art feed mill and grain processing facility will create 146 jobs for Virginians in Rockingham County.

04/08/2026

📣The online survey for Phase 3 Rail-WITH-Trail is live NOW! Speak up for our historic railroad!
https://publicinput.com/svrwt

Be sure to join your friends at the public meetings!

Welcome to the Shenandoah Valley Rail-with-Trail Assessment Phase 3 survey! VDOT is requesting your feedback on Phases 2 and 3 of the Shenandoah Valley Rail-with-Trail Assessment using this brief survey. Your comments will help advise the study team on important considerations and planning assumptio...

01/03/2026

Statement of Support: I encourage the Commonwealth Transportation Board and Virginia’s Passenger Rail Authority to work in partnership with the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation to purchase 48.5 miles of the historic Manassas Gap Railroad, currently owned by Norfolk Southern, construct a h...

01/03/2026

01/02/2026

🚨We are excited to add yet another partner, the Museum of Transportation, to our ever growing movement! 🚂🛤️🚴‍♀️

01/02/2026

🚨We are excited to add another partner to our ever growing movement! It's full steam ahead now!

URGENT NOTICE: The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc. is announcing its full support for the Shenandoah Rail Corridor’s “Rails-WITH-Trails” project, which would preserve rail usage along the route known as the Norfolk Southern “B-line” running from Front Royal to Broadway, Virginia. If you love excursions and steam, and we know you do, we ask that you support Shenandoah Rail Corridor’s efforts to create a multi-use transportation solution by which a recreational trail will be constructed within/alongside a re-activated railroad right-of-way. It's called “Rails-WITH-Trails”. Rails and trails complement each other. This project would be another opportunity for historic rail excursions in Virginia which could complement our continuing #611 excursion partnership with Buckingham Branch Railroad. The potential to run steam excursions throughout additional areas of Virginia’s most beautiful scenery is real. You need to act now!! The Commonwealth Transportation Board votes on this in only five days!!

Please go now to the petition link to sign the statement of support by January 5th: www.shenandoahatwar.org/statementofsupport

12/31/2025

🚨The Poultry Federation reaffirms their support for the Shenandoah Rail Corridor and it's vision for Rails-WITH-Trails!

"We believe it would be a mistake to abandon permanently rail infrastructure that could potentially benefit commerce, including the poultry and ag sector in the future."

- Hobey Bauhan, President, Virginia Poultry Federation

12/24/2025

👀Check out what our railroad operators say:

🚂"The building blocks are here to make this a successful railroad... ...smaller operations like ours are better positioned to build this 'carload' business." - Robert Franzen, Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad

🚂"With the right investment, operational expertise, and strong community partnerships, this line can once again become a vital economic artery for the region." - Jim Pfeiffer, SMS Rail Lines

👍Our operators agree, Rails-WITH-Trails is a great opportunity and we all need to jump on board! 🚂🚴‍♀🚶🏻‍♀🐕‍🦺

Read more: https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/rail-operators-step-forward-as-shenandoah-corridor-debate-enters-new-phase/article_38978733-f4d1-516b-9061-f7eece7dd4b5.html

12/21/2025

⚠️URGENT ACTION NEEDED⚠️ All we need is your signature! Help advance the project that we have worked so hard on for three years! 📝Sign here: https://www.shenandoahatwar.org/statementofsupport

We're about two weeks away from the finish line of restoring rail service and building a world class recreational trail! 🏁🚂🚴

💪More ways to help:
✅Share this post on your personal page to show your support!
✅Text or email this petition link to as many friends as you can!

Statement of Support: I encourage the Commonwealth Transportation Board and Virginia’s Passenger Rail Authority to work in partnership with the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation to purchase 48.5 miles of the historic Manassas Gap Railroad, currently owned by Norfolk Southern, construct a h...

12/21/2025

🚨Another one of our operators, Railroad Investment Corporate Holdings (RICH), announces their support for the proposal! 🚂🚴

📝Sign YOUR Statement of Support today: https://www.shenandoahatwar.org/statementofsupport

12/21/2025

The 1,600 member Shenandoah County Farm Bureau reaffirms it's support of the common-sense compromise solution: Rails-WITH-Trails.

HUGE thanks to the Shenandoah County Farm Bureau for your support of our bold, inclusive vision of " "! This is the best solution for all of our citizens, including our amazing farmers!

12/16/2025

🚨One of our operators, Rail Lines, reaffirms their support for the bold Rail-With-Trail vision! 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃

The full release is at ShenandoahRailCorridor.org