Additional rail service on the line is subject to negotiation with Norfolk Southern Corp., which owns a portion of the track, but state officials say the CSX agreement is the first critical step.

A Norfolk Southern freight train passes Cambria Depot in Christiansburg where passenger rail service to the area ceased in 1979. The Cambria area is once again in consideration for an Amtrak hub ...

There has been much talk lately about increasing participation by the private sector when it comes to running passenger ...

The Reedy Fork site was cited for already being zoned “heavy industrial,” having a Norfolk Southern railway adjacent to the property and being four miles from Interstate 840.

The site has mainline Norfolk Southern rail access and interstate access. The Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities will provide water, gas and sewer to the property.

“Construction issues” have pushed back the projected start of the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service by a couple of weeks, the head of the Southern Rail Commission told FOX10 News on Wednesday.