(A more appropriate name was adopted from the nearby Roanoke River.) Shortly after the Civil War, Norfolk & Western Railroad made Roanoke its headquarters and built the luxurious Hotel Roanoke ...

The new passenger segment will stretch for 33 rail miles from Roanoke’s Amtrak station to Cambria Yard ... on the Commonwealth Transportation Board and co-chair of the New River Valley Passenger Rail ...

According to the governor’s office, the New River Valley Passenger Rail ... D.C., with stops in Roanoke, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Culpeper, Manassas, Burke Centre and Alexandria. “Expanding rail ...

“It’s a long hill to climb from Roanoke to Christiansburg ... Bringing the passenger rail system to the New River Valley is a step in expanding the service across Virginia.

The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA), joined by Norfolk Southern (NS) and state and local leaders, on April 24 broke ground on the New River Valley Rail Project in Christiansburg, Va. The ...

(WRIC) — Virginians living in the Blue Ridge region and New River Valley ... expand passenger rail supported by the commonwealth with service from Washington, D.C. to Roanoke.

the New River Valley Project encompasses railroad infrastructure upgrades that will allow VPRA to extend its Amtrak Virginia service from Roanoke to Christiansburg and return passenger rail ...

It’ll extend Amtrak’s service from Roanoke to Christiansburg and return passenger rail service to the New River Valley for the first time in over 40 years. “It bears the name Christiansburg ...

The New River Valley, encompassing cities like Lynchburg and Roanoke, has historically been underserved by passenger rail services. Recommended Videos This extension is part of a broader ...