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Virginia Railway Express (VRE) (reporting mark VREX) is a commuter rail service that connects outlying small cities of Northern Virginia to Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C. It operates two lines which run during weekday rush hour only: the Fredericksburg Line from Spotsylvania, Virginia , and the Manassas Line from Broad Run station ...
Variable renewable energy (VRE) or intermittent renewable energy sources (IRES) are renewable energy sources that are not dispatchable due to their fluctuating nature, such as wind power and solar power, as opposed to controllable renewable energy sources, such as dammed hydroelectricity or bioenergy, or relatively constant sources, such as ...
A virtual research environment (VRE) or virtual laboratory is an online system helping researchers collaborate. Features usually include collaboration support ( Web forums and wikis ), document hosting, and some discipline-specific tools, such as data analysis , visualisation, or simulation management.
Work was completed on a third track between Alexandria and Franconia-Springfield in 2010. This track enables VRE and Amtrak trains to bypass slow freight trains over Franconia Hill. VRE would also like to add another third track between Powells Creek in Prince William County and Arkendale Road in Stafford County in the near future. [2]
Crystal City station represents an "operational bottleneck" for VRE: the single 400-foot (120 m)-long platform is shorter than 700-foot (210 m) trains and forces all trains to use one track. [2] [3] VRE plans to expand the station into a full-length center platform serving two tracks, with grade-separated access to the platform. An alternatives ...
The VRE board issued preliminary approval of the extension in June 2012 and devoted about $400,000 in VRE funds to the project. [10] A Department of Environmental Quality public comment period regarding the third track lasted from January to February 2013. [11] Design work started in June 2012 and was finished by March 2013. [12]
By 1986, it became apparent that the jurisdictions outside of NVTC could not reach agreement on how to support VRE by joining NVTC so PRTC was created. Legislation established a 2% motor fuels tax to support VRE expenses and other transportation investments.
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