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Trains could move GIs between Lee, A.P. Hill

PETERSBURG, Va. — The Army is considering a plan to transport soldiers by train from Fort Lee to Fort A.P. Hill for training exercises.

Stuart Gregory of Fort Lee’s combined Arms Support Command says if the plan comes to fruition, it would be the first time in more than 40 years that passenger trains were used for U.S. troop movements. Currently, buses are used to move troops the approximately 60 miles between the installations.

The proposal calls for the Army to buy or lease locomotives and rail cars from the Virginia Railway Express. Amtrak would operate the shuttle. The Army says the train would remove up to 4,000 buses and 320 tractor-trailers from Interstate 95 annually.