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 ...

When Amtrak announced service to Roanoke starting next month, it also disclosed that the train would not accept checked luggage. No bikes, either, unlike in some areas of the country, the railroad ...

The Star City will have passenger train service for the first time in 34 years, Gov. Bob McDonnell’s office announced Friday. Work to bring Amtrak Virginia service to Roanoke, as an extension of the ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Amtrak train that runs between Roanoke and Washington D.C., including the Lynchburg stop, has been canceled for Monday, January 6, due to winter weather. According to Amtrak, ...

A new grant will fund planning for a passenger rail station in Bedford, midway between existing Amtrak stops in Lynchburg and Roanoke. Earlier this week, Virginia U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim ...