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[KevinKorell]

WSLS-TV, Channel 10 in Roanoke, VA,  10/17/17:

 

 

City leaders expect Amtrak to benefit local economy

 

Just two weeks away from Amtrak passenger rail service launching in the Star City, local tourism and economic development leaders are talking about how it will impact the area.

 

News item

[CNJRoss]

WSLS-TV, Channel 10 in Roanoke, VA,  10/17/17:

 

 

 

City leaders expect Amtrak to benefit local economy

 

 

Just two weeks away from Amtrak passenger rail service launching in the Star City, local tourism and economic development leaders are talking about how it will impact the area.

 

News item

 

Very good news, too bad there is not 'surge' capability for Thanksgiving:

 

"Amtrak representatives said ticket sales are robust. Some days around Thanksgiving are already sold out."

[KevinKorell]

WDBJ-TV, Channel 7 in Roanoke, VA, 10/17/17:

 

 

First responders prepare for Roanoke Amtrak passenger launch

 

We're just two weeks away from the city's first passenger train, and Roanoke first responders are busy preparing for the new service.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

Washington, DC Post, 10/25/17:

 

 

Amtrak’s next stop: Roanoke, Va.

 

Amtrak is extending passenger rail service to the Roanoke Valley in southwestern Virginia.

 

The first Amtrak train will pull out of a new station in downtown Roanoke on Halloween, providing a new way for residents to travel to Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

Washington, DC Post, 10/27/17:

 

 

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Ceremony planned for new Roanoke Amtrak route

 

Public officials are celebrating Amtrak’s return to Roanoke.

 

The Roanoke Times reports that officials are planning a ribbon-cutting and public tour of the newly built boarding platform on Monday.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Roanoke, VA Times editorial, 10/29/17:

 

 

 

Editorial: The politics of Amtrak

 

 

On Tuesday, an Amtrak train will pull out of Roanoke for the first time since 1979. This is a landmark day, and the number of people we have to thank for restoring rail passenger service to Roanoke would more than fill the 494 seats available on the train.

 

To understand how Roanoke got Amtrak back in 2017, we have to rewind the clock to 1959, a time so far ago that Norfolk & Western was still running four passenger trains a day through Roanoke — two north-south, two east-west.

 

 

Entire editorial

[KevinKorell]

Roanoke, VA Times, 10/26/17:

 

 

Amtrak ceremony, tours of train open to public Monday

 

A ceremony marking Amtrak’s return to Roanoke is scheduled Monday beside the newly built boarding platform.

 

The noon event features a collection of government officials and speeches. It is open to the public.

 

Read this.

[KevinKorell]

Roanoke, VA Times, 10/30/17:

 

 

Amtrak returns to Roanoke

 

 

Amtrak brought back passenger rail Monday.

 

A blue passenger train reached downtown Roanoke at 12:05 p.m., drawing applause from people in the street.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

WSET-TV, Channel 13 in Lynchburg, VA, 10/30/17:
 

 

Amtrak makes inaugural journey to Roanoke

 

Amtrak is making the inaugural ride from Lynchburg to Roanoke Monday.

 

 

​This one​
 

[KevinKorell]

WSLS-TV, Channel 10 in Lynchburg, VA, 10/31/17:

 

 

First Amtrak train leaves downtown Roanoke platform

 

The first Amtrak passenger train to take off out of Roanoke in nearly 40 years has left the Star City.

 

More than 240 passengers booked a ticket for the 6:19 a.m. trip out of Roanoke. The train will make stops in Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Washington, D.C., New York City and Boston as well as other major cities throughout the Northeast.

 

 

Good news