City of Roanoke
“The news last week that the state Department of Rail and
Public Transportation and Norfolk Southern Corp. agreed to improve rail
infrastructure needed to bring passenger rail into Roanoke was welcomed by
local leaders. ‘I’m certainly pleased to hear this,’ said Ed Morgan, mayor of
Abingdon, Va., whose Town Council on Monday approved a resolution supporting
the move to bring passenger rail to Southwest Virginia…
The agreement announced by Gov. Bob McDonnell Thursday
includes the track additions and realignments between Lynchburg and Roanoke
needed to extend Amtrak service to the Star City. It also includes signal
upgrades, clearance adjustments and a platform and train servicing facility in
downtown Roanoke, according to the statement from the governor’s office.”
~Writes Allie Robinson Gibson of the Bristol Herald Courier
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