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Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefVirginia Railway Express has authorized $250,000 to install a switch outside L’Enfant Station in Washington, D.C., allowing VRE trains terminating at Union Station to be stored more efficiently and quickly at L’Enfant. The project will require a total of $2 million to complete.
VRE has built a storage track at L’Enfant Station, and had planned to terminate two additional trains at L’Enfant, but passengers bound for Union Station protested the perceived service downgrade. The switch project would allow all VRE service to terminate at Union Station while facilitating train storage at L’Enfant Station.
CSX owns the right-of-way involved, but has agreed to allow VRE to deadhead equipment to L’Enfant Station once the switch is operational. VRE officials say the project will take up to 18 months.
