Bristol Virginia Will Start A Passenger Rail Study This Year In An Effort To Entice Amtrak To Begin Passenger Service In The Twin City. Washington Dc Based Community Transportation Association Of America Will Conduct The Study At A Cost Of 450-Thousand Dollars. Amtrak Is Expected To Begin Providing Rail Service From Lynchburg To Roanoke Later This Year. Mayor Bill Hartley Is Excited About The Possibility Of Rail Service And Claims It Would Offer Unlimited Benefits.