THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, March 4, 1995                TAG: 9503040403
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: D1   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Daily Digest 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

NEGOTIATIONS ON RAILWAY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA STALL

Negotiations between Norfolk Southern and the Virginia Railway Express over the commuter railroad's use of track in northern Virginia remain stalled. VRE's contract with Norfolk Southern expired in November. Since then the contract has been extended several times. Norfolk Southern is trying to sell its tracks between Alexandria to Manassas. The line only carries about a third of the freight most rail companies prefer to maintain a line, Roberts said. The estimated value of the tracks is $96 million, based on the taxes Norfolk Southern pays on the line. (AP) by CNB