The planned S-line passenger trains between Raleigh and Richmond, Virginia, are ‘still on track,’ state officials say.

A proposal in the state Legislature aims to cap freight trains at 7,500 feet long to improve safety, but companies warn it could drive up costs and delay passenger rail.

Haggard, who died in 2016, spoke to Fresh Air in 1995 about his love of trains. When he became a star, he acquired his own observation car. Now that coach is part of the Virginia Scenic Railway.