(Source: Roanoke Times, October 30, 2017)
ROANOKE, Va. — 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. What fueled the excitement was a decision by Amtrak to revamp its timetable: Its daily train through central and northern Virginia is scheduled to start in Roanoke Tuesday and for the indefinite future.
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