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• VRE Leaving Amtrak

  
  We Love DC — Authority: 619
  ‘VRE heading south’ courtesy of ‘drewsaunders’ Final approval has been given to the Virginia Railway Express to abandon its 17 year relationship with Amtrak. The Northern Virginia and Potomac and Rappahannock transportation commissions all voted today in favor of awarding a new five-year contract to ...
  5 days ago

• Vote tonight to decide fate of Amtrak-VRE relationship

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 963
  The fate of Amtraks relationship with Virginia Railway Express will be decided Thursday night as two Commonwealth transportation commissions vote on who will become the next operator of the commuter service.
  6 days ago

• AMTRAK Objects To Losing VRE Contract

  
  Virginia Virtucon — Authority: 604
  AMTRAK is objecting to losing their contract to run the Virginia Railway Express.  Now get this — they are objecting on grounds that the winner does not have any experience operating a train system in the U.S. Let me repeat that, they are objecting because the winner has no experience running trains in the U.S. ...
  1 week ago

• Amtrak challenges VREs planned contract with French firm

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 963
  Amtrak is challenging a recommendation made by Virginia Railway Express officials this month that VRE abandon its 17-year relationship with Amtrak and allow an international company to operate and maintain the commuter rail services fleet.
  1 week ago

• Support VRE in Spotsylvania

  
  FAARForum.com — Authority: 460
  A Decision Before Them There are many compelling reasons for Spotsylvania County to extend VRE service to the residents of their County. VOTERS in the Lee Hill and Battlefield Districts will be deciding for the entire County whether Spotsylvania will move forward on implementing positive steps to further the ...
  1 week ago

• Why VRE, As Offered, is a Bad Deal for Spotsylvania by Supervisor Candidate Chris Yakabouski

  
  On The Spot — Authority: 108
  Fitz Johnson’s op-ed “ How can Republicans be trying to derail VRE? ” (op-ed, Oct 22) offers a self-absorbed perspective on VRE that is typical of those who will enjoy a special benefit if Spotsylvania taxpayers bail out VRE. As a candidate for public office, my perspective on this issue is grounded entirely on ...
  2 weeks ago

• Prince William signs off on deal to let Spotsylvania in VRE

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 963
  Prince William County officials have signed off on an agreement that would lower the countys subsidy to Virginia Railway Express and welcome a new jurisdiction to the commuter-rail system.
  2 weeks ago

• VRE drops Amtrak for French company, could MARC be next?

  
  Inside Charm City: Baltimore, Maryland blog — Authority: 445
  DC Examiner Virginia Railway Express has chosen a French railway company to operate its commuter trains, giving the foreign-owned company a high-profile launching pad for its first U.S. rail operations while abandoning Amtrak, which has run and maintained the trains since VRE began. [...] The board of the ...
  3 weeks ago

• VRE Chooses France-Based Operator Over Amtrak

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 963
  Virginia Railway Express plans to abandon its 17-year relationship with Amtrak and give an international company its first chance to dabble in the U.S. transportation industry.
  3 weeks ago

• Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)

  
  Health and Fitness — Authority: 110
  Bacteria infecting children in hospital intensive-care units that resist vancomycin, the most powerful antibiotic available. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection represents an increasing public health concern. Enterococci normally live in the stomach and intestines and on the skin; generally they do not ...
  8 weeks ago

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