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Roanoke’s Rail Yard Hobby Shop closing for good at the end of November

The Rail Yard Hobby Shop has provided Roanokers the opportunity to begin and expand model train and other transportation collections since 1988. Now, after 37 years in the Star City, the final hobby ...
WSLS 10

Train fanatics watch as ‘Queen of Steam’ rolls into Roanoke

ROANOKE, Va. – Train lovers rejoice! The famous ‘Queen of Steam’ locomotive is back in the Star City for the first time in four years. 10 News first told you about the return of the beloved 611 ...
WSLS 10

Roanoke selected for Norfolk Southern train safety pilot program

ROANOKE, Va. – Safety improvements are coming to local railroads as Norfolk Southern launches a pilot program in three cities, including Roanoke. The program is called the Confidential Close Call ...
WSET

Train crashes into tractor-trailer in Roanoke

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — A train collided with a tractor-trailer in Roanoke Thursday. Roanoke police said the crash happened just after 5 p.m. near 14th Avenue and Norfolk Avenue. No injuries were ...
WSET

Train cars derailed in Roanoke, no injuries have been reported.

ROANOKE, Va., (WSET) -- At around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, 18 Norfolk Southern rail cars derailed in Roanoke. Norfolk Southern was working to move sets of cars in and out of their yard when the derailment ...
The Roanoke Times

Amtrak test train rumbles into downtown Roanoke

An empty Amtrak passenger train motored between Lynchburg and downtown Roanoke Monday, warming up crews for daily passenger service to the nation’s capital beginning this fall. The test train first ...
The Roanoke Times

Second Amtrak train for Roanoke may be just a few months away

Amtrak plans to launch a second daily passenger train this spring on the route between Roanoke and points to the north and east such as Lynchburg, Charlottesville and Washington, D.C., a rail official ...
WDBJ

Second Roanoke passenger train to start in July

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Passenger rail service to and from the New River Valley won’t start until 2026, but a second train serving Roanoke could begin operating this summer. Monday afternoon, members of ...
Bristol Herald Courier

Second Roanoke Amtrak train began Monday

Amtrak doubled its train service into Southwest Virginia Monday, offering a second daily departure from Roanoke to the nation’s capital. There are now two roundtrips to choose from when traveling ...
NBC Washington

Amtrak Now Selling Tickets for Roanoke Train Service

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — For the first time in decades, Amtrak is selling tickets for train service out of Roanoke. The Roanoke Times reports passenger service to and from the city is scheduled to resume ...
WDBJ

Amtrak routes affected by Roanoke train derailment

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A derailment Wednesday morning in Roanoke is under investigation to determine the cause. Nine cars derailed from a train leaving the Roanoke railyard at Randolph Street about ...