Virginia Regional Transit joins the Towns of Purcellville and Lovettsville to provide this new service

Purcellville Virginia, Virginia Regional Transit (VRT)…will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Western Flyer Trolley on Tuesday February 17, 2009 at the Town Hall in Purcellville Virginia.  This event will be held rain or shine at 10:00 am.

Virginia Regional Transit joins the Towns of Purcellville and Lovettsville to provide this new service that will run Monday through Friday for 8 hours a day, with AM and PM connections to the Brunswick Train Station.  Plans do include free transfers to the Purcellville Connector which will allow passengers medical access to INOVA Hospital and links to other VRT services.  This new exciting service was brought forth by Elaine Walker, Mayor of Lovettsville and Rob Lohr, Town Manager of Purcellville.  This project is funded by Lovettsville and Purcellville and also received matching funds through Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration.

The service will further integrate rural access to the 7 to 7 service which can connect residents with Dulles Airport and points east as well as frequent connections to the Marc train service in Brunswick Maryland. Providing mobility options for citizens of Loudoun County particularly those west of Leesburg will assist in enhancing the economic environment in these rural areas.

VRT will be using a nostalgic trolley which was constructed by cable car concepts from Cape May, New Jersey.  The trolley will hold up to 20 passengers and is complete with handle rails, grip rails, globes and wooden seats. The fares on the new service will be $.50 cents.

Questions regarding this new service should be directed to Michael Socha, Virginia Regional Transit General Manager at 540-338-1610.

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