VRE and MARC commuter rail says to prepare for cancellations and to seek alternative travel. Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor should not be affected by the strike, but other routes might be.

The deal will increase rail service on Amtrak and VRE, letting trains run more often, faster and on their own dedicated tracks.

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As the weather intensifies, several major transportation options have canceled their service for tonight and tomorrow.

How to get around on Metrorail and commuter lines during New Year’s.

How to get around this weekend on Metrorail and commuter rail lines.

A Metro rider found human feces smeared across the pedestrian bridge inside the Franconia-Springfield station on Monday — but one of several reports of dookie inside Virginia transit stations — and reported it to the station manager, who said it wasn’t Metro’s problem because the poopy stairs are the property of Virginia Railway Express.

So when a MARC or VRE train runs into trouble and Metro offers to shuttle those riders for free — a regular occurrence during the morning rush hour — how much does that actually cost WMATA? That’s a good question, since no one’s really sure. According to this report in the Examiner, no agency keeps a reliable count of those who ride Metro for free during MARC and VRE breakdowns. It’s just considered “transit courtesy,” like holding open an expensive door.

Via the Examiner, it looks like Virginia Railway Express will start offering a weekday a.m. express train from Fredericksburg to Union Station in July. The faster route would save commuters about 20 minutes each way. VRE is still developing plans to make several service changes once its new storage track at L’Enfant Plaza is operational. The planned express train will only carry four train cars, and will be stored at the existing storage track at…

Photo by Grundlepuck Virginia Railway Express is thinking about no longer selling its discounted youth tickets because they believe more and more adults are abusing the system by pretending to be younger than they really are, the Examiner reports today. Currently, anyone under 21 can get VRE tickets for half-price, so it’s not too hard to imagine a number of 20-somethings are getting away with paying less than they should. There will have to…