Shenandoah Rail Corridor

07/13/2026

Our latest supporter, Northern Central Railway details their experience with in a recent letter of support. Read more at shenandoahrailcorridor.org

06/18/2026

THIS is the economic impact of tourism rail! "Big Boy" #4014 is on his East Coast Tour and driving millions of people trackside to celebrate America's 250th birthday! Our own Rowan Miller was trackside in Ohio to document the historic journey.

Watch here:

BIG BOY 4014 Tours East Coast for America's 250th AnniversaryThe ...

06/15/2026

No, this is not AI! This is "Big Boy" #4014, the world's largest steam locomotive on the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway and the D&L Trail in PA. The "Big Boy" has drawn millions of people trackside to see its strength and power bringing untold economic impact to local markets and businesses! Our team has seen it first hand in Ohio and now Pennsylvania!

Update: We're still awaiting the final public input data for Phase 3 and we remain confident that as always, common sense will prevail.

Photo credit: Jackson Van Ness, Mount Jackson, VA

05/13/2026

Today is the LAST DAY for public input on this critical project! We see and appreciate the local statewide support. If you've already taken the survey, thank you. If not, only choose Rails-WITH-Trails if you believe in...

- preserving Valley railroad history
- using the railroad for its highest and best use; as a railroad
- multimodal transportation solutions
- outdoor recreation that doesn't break Virginia's bank
- the common-sense compromise solution for this rail vs. trail debate

Thank you! Let's finally get this train moving

Take the survey here:
https://www.publicinput.com/svrwt

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...

05/10/2026

Maryland Scenic Railroad is probably the best example of Rails-WITH-Trails around!

05/09/2026

📣The public input survey to closes on May 13th. Take it today right here: publicinput.com/svrwt

The inquiries for freight in Shenandoah County have been ignored by our leaders and by VDOT. Take a tour behind Valley Fertilizer Co. in Mount Jackson, VA with our own Rowan Miller to learn the truth behind Norfolk Southern's model vs a short line model and why this line is ripe with opportunity for both trail and rail. Let's come together on the only common-sense, compromise solution.

05/06/2026

The Museum of Transportation supports Rails-WITH-Trails on the Shenandoah Rail Corridor. Take the public input survey at shenandoahrailcorridor.org

04/24/2026

"Current I-81 single lane expansion at Strasburg will cost $30 million per mile" -NV Daily.

Restoring our railroad costs around $1 million per mile!

04/23/2026

Including purchase, a trail conversion will cost $187M of taxpayer money. A trail next to the railroad costs only $116M ✅.

When you subtract the private Rail Operation costs and the cost of rail removal in the trail-only option, the tax burden is $71M for Rails-WITH-Trails.💲

See page 91 of the 'Rails-WITH-Trails Analysis' on our website: shenandoahrailcorridor.org/resources