Roanoke, VA Star, 4/14/21:
The Last N&W Passenger Train Leaving Roanoke Was Steam-Powered
On March 30, 1971 Norfolk and Western announced that last runs of trains 301-304, The Wabash Cannonball, 121-124, The City of Decatur and 3-4, The Pocahontas, would be on April 30. Discontinuance of intercity passenger service on the railway was a result of not including N&W routes by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak).
