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Virginia Railway Express commenced operations in 1992 with ten EMD RP39-2C diesel locomotives, 38 Mafersa coaches, and 21 remanufactured Budd Rail Diesel Cars from the MBTA. Morrison-Knudsen rebuilt the locomotives from EMD GP40s at a total cost of $5.9 million. Mafersa built the coaches new at $24.7 million, or $600,000–$700,000 per car.
Acquisition of the Washington Southern Railway helped expand the line into Washington, D.C. In 1919, a two-story railroad station was built to replace the original station, but as the USMC base began to encroach on the area, RF&P was ordered to rebuild the station in 1953 in order to conform to similar design standards of the base. [ 2 ]
Brooke station is a Virginia Railway Express station located at 1721 Brooke Road in Brooke near Stafford, Virginia. Free parking is available and located on a hill leading from the road. Free parking is available and located on a hill leading from the road.
[9] [1] The final cost for both the station and rail expansion was $175 million. [10] On October 10, 2003, due to increases in ridership on both the Metro and VRE lines, WMATA opened an additional parking garage on the premises for park-and-ride users, offering an additional 1,000 parking spaces, and bringing the total to 5,100 spaces. [11]
Construction on the adjacent parking garage began in May 2023. [2] The three-level, 350-space below-grade garage was completed in late 2024. Groundbreaking for the station building on top of the garage took place in November 2024. As of November 2024, it is expected to be completed in late 2025. It will have retail tenants and provide access to ...
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Virginia Railway Express (VRE) built a new station in the early 1990s. Manassas Line service began on June 22, 1992, followed by Fredericksburg Line service on July 20. [ 1 ] L'Enfant is the northern terminus of 40% of trips on VRE. [ 3 ]
The Fredericksburg Line is a commuter rail service operated by Virginia Railway Express between Washington, D.C., and Olive, Virginia. Virginia Railway Express operates 8 weekday trains, [1] and Amtrak trains serve a few of the stations on the line. Trackage is owned by CSX as part of their RF&P Subdivision.