$75 million stimulus Northern Virginia rail project held up over feuding

A $75 million federal stimulus project to build 11 miles of railroad tracks near Quantico to relieve congestion for Virginia Railway Express, Amtrak and freight trains has stalled because of an ongoing feud that could derail the project.

The stimulus award was given in January 2010 to build a third track known as the Arkendale to Powell’s Creek project. The segment eventually will be part of a longer high-speed rail line, but in the short term would relieve a key chokepoint on the adjacent lines.