Army eyes troop train in Va

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) - The Army has given the green light to moving soldiers by rail between Petersburg's Fort Lee and Fort A.P. Hill in Bowling Green.

Soldiers from Fort Lee routinely travel by bus for training at Fort A.P. Hill, a 150-mile roundtrip.

Fort Lee spokesman Keith Desbois told the Progress-Index in Petersburg that details are still being worked out on the switch from bus to rail. They include the purchase of rail cars and locomotives.

Virginia Railway Express officials have received permission to sell rail cars and locomotives to the Army.