Virginia Railway Express (VRE)
Christopher Kocher, PE, is a Project Manager at Virginia Railway Express (VRE) with extensive experience as an Engineering Director at STV and as a Site Civil Engineer at ms consultants, inc. Christopher also served as an Intern/Transportation Tech at the Ohio Department of Transportation. Kocher holds a BSAS in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Civil Engineering from Youngstown State University.
Virginia Railway Express (VRE)
Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is Virginia’s only commuter rail system serving the Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. area since 1992. Our service reaches as far west as Manassas and as far south as Spotsylvania County running parallel to the I-95/395 and I-66 Corridors of Statewide Significance (CoSS). VRE’s two lines—the 60-mile Fredericksburg Line and the 35-mile Manassas Line—provide direct access to jobs in Alexandria, Arlington, and Washington, DC. VRE provides safe, cost-effective, accessible, reliable, convenient, and customer responsive services to its riders. VRE is jointly operated by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC).