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 ...

Work has begun on Amtrak passenger service to Roanoke. The first phase of construction has started in the project, which involves the Commonwealth of Virginia, Amtrak, Norfolk Southern and the city.

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 ...

Today, the city skyline glistens in the starlight, as well as Roanoke’s man-made wonder - the Roanoke Star - while, at the city’s heart, rail lines shine in the summer sun, providing a continuing link ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The Rail Yard Dawgs announced on Thursday that the home game scheduled for Friday, February 28 against the Pensacola Ice Flyers at Berglund Center has officially sold out. This ...

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and Norfolk Southern have signed an agreement to make improvements necessary to bring passenger rail to Roanoke. The Star City hasn’t ...

A Tuesday morning train derailment resulted in road closures in Roanoke and along U.S. Highway 377. Three coal cars and one locomotive derailed, according to the Roanoke Fire Department. No injuries ...

ROANOKE, Va. – The Rail Yard Dawgs (11-7-2) held on in a gritty, defensive battle with the Fayetteville Marksmen (8-8-2), ...

ROANOKE, Texas — Investigators are working to determine the cause of an overnight train derailment in Roanoke that shut down lanes along U.S. 377. Randy Klaus couldn't help but notice the damage and ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Travel is about to become more flexible in Roanoke. Amtrak in Roanoke is getting a second daily roundtrip passenger train. The added train will allow for an additional departure ...

ROANOKE, Va. – UPDATE - Dec. 17 at 10:00 a.m. All nine of the derailed train cars have been cleared from the tracks as of Thursday morning, according to a Norfolk Southern spokesperson. Officials said ...