Hank Silverberg

Jan 30, 2025 | fxbgadvance.com | Hank Silverberg |Martin Davis

By Hank SilverbergCORRESPONDENT Email HankA report from the Federal Railroad Administration requested by Fredericksburg City Council and Mayor Kerry Devine on this past summer’s freight car derailment blames human error for the mishap. According to the report, the July 20, 2024, accident occurred when five cars containing scrap metal were left on a sidetrack in the CSX Fredericksburg Yard without the brake system being properly secured. The cars were on a slight grade and began rolling.

Aug 14, 2024 | fxbgadvance.substack.com | Hank Silverberg |Martin Davis

By Hank SilverbergCORRESPONDENT Email HankCentral Virginia residents will soon have more passenger rail service into Washington, D.C., northern Virginia, and Richmond. Virginia Railway Express has approved adding passenger rail service on Saturdays sometime within the next ten months.

Aug 14, 2024 | insidenova.com | Hank Silverberg

Travelers will soon have more passenger rail service into Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Richmond. Virginia Railway Express has approved adding passenger rail service on Saturdays sometime within the next ten months. VRE spokeswoman Karen Finucan-Clarkson says the final implementation of the new service is being held up by contract negotiations with CSX, which owns the tracks on the Fredericksburg line, and Norfolk Southern Railroad which owns the tracks on the Manassas line.

Aug 5, 2024 | insidenova.com | Hank Silverberg

A new park-and-ride lot is planned for the U.S. 17/Interstate 95 intersection in Stafford County, which—along with an intersection realignment—will change the nature of the area. The Virginia Department of Transportation said the lot is necessitated by increased traffic from several new housing subdivisions and the need to provide more snow clearance supplies for new highway express lanes.