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Virginia Association of Railway Patrons
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Amtrak’s Huntington, WV, Civic Conversation
Video promotes Amtrak travel to Roanoke
Promoting Amtrak with Road Signs in Virginia
Decoding Amtrak’s Ticket Price Structure
Amtrak Guest Rewards Program Treats You Right
A Holiday Treat on My Way to the VARP Meeting
2011 meeting highlights
VARP joins Steel Interstate Coalition
VA-NC High-Speed Rail Compact News
Newport News Plans New Stations
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Cardinal campaign
Crowded Trains Require Courtesy
Long-distance coach travel tips
The Virginia Light Rail Symposium presentations are on the Virginians for High Speed Rail website
Let Modern Intermodal Trains Remove Truck Traffic from I-81
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Current rail passenger service in the Virginias
A future for rail passenger service in the Virginias
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VRE fare increases
George Billmyer obituary
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BikeWalk Virginia
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Rail Solution
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Transportation for America
Virginia Clean Air Assn.
Virginians for High Speed Rail
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Contact Us
Michael L. Testerman
President
P.O. Box 867
Richmond VA 23218
Steve Dunham
Chairman and webmaster
Virginia Association of Railway Patrons
Modern Transportation for the Virginias

An Amtrak F-59 and bilevel cars on display at Broad Street Station (now the Science Museum of Virginia) in Richmond
Photo by Steve Dunham

Upcoming Events

Manassas Railway Festival June 2

VARP will have a display at the Manassas Railway Festival. Come see us!
Video promotes Amtrak travel to Roanoke

The video Take a Roanoke, Virginia, USA, Train Vacation Today! HD! by VARP member Dan Peacock says that anyone anywhere in the world can now easily access Roanoke, Virginia, USA, even without a car, and enjoy a train vacation that few cities can match:

  1. Amtrak rail connector bus access from three Washington, DC, area airports, passing through historic Virginia cities and towns (Manassas, Culpeper, Charlottesville, Lynchburg) and viewing the Blue Ridge Mountains
  2. Virginia’s Official Museum of Transportation with huge steam engines
  3. The O. Winston Link Museum with unmatched steam era portraits
  4. A covered pedestrian overpass for freight train viewing
  5. The beautiful Tudor-style and railroad-built Hotel Roanoke
  6. Train excursions in November to points in Virginia, West Virginia, or North Carolina
  7. The former Norfolk and Western passenger station
  8. A city still manufacturing rail cars

Cardinal campaign

The Virginia Association of Railway Patrons wants Congress to direct Amtrak to run the Cardinal train daily and wants Congress to make sure that Amtrak has the operating funds, locomotives, and passenger cars to do so. Learn how you can help make this happen. See our Cardinal campaign page.


About our organization

Welcome to VARP’s station on the World Wide Web.

The Virginia Association of Railway Patrons is a nonprofit, tax-exempt membership organization working to promote expanded rail service in Virginia and West Virginia. Donations are tax-deductible.

VARP’s mission and membership information

A Future for Rail Passenger Service in the Virginias

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