Newport News station
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Newport News station was an Amtrak inter-city train station in Newport News, Virginia. When it closed, it was the southern terminus of two daily Northeast Regional round trips. It has a single side pl
Newport News station building, June 2007
Early postcard of the 1892-built station
The 1940-built station in 1978
Future Amtrak station under construction near the airport
Colonial (Amtrak train)
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The Colonial was an Amtrak intercity passenger train that operated between Boston, Massachusetts and Newport News, Virginia from 1976 until 1992. It was introduced on June 15, 1976, to replace the lig
Newport News station
…for the eastbound section until May 19, 1974. On June 14, 1976, the Newport News section of the Riley was replaced with the Washington-Newport News Colonial. Ferry service had been replaced by buses through the Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel upon its 1957 opening, making the waterfront location less desirable…
The Colonial at Williamsburg in July 1978
The George Washington at Newport News in 1968
The Tidewater at Newport News in 1978
A Regional at Williamsburg in 2008