The competitive field has widened in the effort to host a multimodal station with the future possibility of high-speed rail linking the Tri-Cities to Charlotte and Raleigh N.C., and Washington, D.C. Both Chesterfield County and the City of Petersburg have been vying for the station, but a regional study on potential locations has introduced Colonial Heights as a player.

The expansion of Amtrak services in the Tri-City area and the potential development of the Southeast High Speed Rail, create the need for a multimodal station larger than the existing Petersburg Station in Ettrick to serve the Tri-Cities.