November 7, 1889 — That Luray is to have a railroad direct to Washington seems to be only a question of time — and from present indications probably a very short time.
We are not prepared just now to give what seems to be reliable data on the subject.
A corps of engineers left Luray on Thursday morning for the purpose of making preliminary surveys of the route.
The prospect of the enterprise seems highly encouraging.
~ From the public archives of the Page News and Courier
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Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we still had train access to DC like Culpepper does? Now that would really be a boom to Page County economy.