Passenger rail service coming to Roanoke by 2018

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Well, disgrace is a pretty strong word. Amtrak isn't what passenger rail
service was during the 1950's, but few things are. Personally, if I mail
voice my opinion, Amtrak has done a lot with hand they were dealt, and my
wife and I have had many enjoyable trips by Amtrak and have been pleasantly
surprised by most of the staff & passengers we interacted with.

Mike Weeks
Greenville, NC

On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 6:16 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>wrote:


>  If I may voice my opinion, I'd rather it be a railroad-operated passenger

> train. Amtrak is a disgrace. Maybe this would provide a reason to consider

> getting 611 out of the museum,like my group, the Friends of the 611, are

> trying to do.

> Lois

> Friends of the 611

>

>

>  ------------------------------

> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 13:52:18 -0500

> Subject: Passenger rail service coming to Roanoke by 2018

> To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org

> From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org

>

>

> Mayor Bowers: Passenger rail service coming to Roanoke by 2018

> Roanoke’s long-wished-for access to passenger rail is on the way,

> according to Roanoke Mayor David Bowers. But don't pack your bags just yet.

>

> “You’ll be waiting at the station until 2018,” Bowers added during a

> meeting this morning where the Roanoke City Council laid out its

> legislative agenda to the local General Assembly delegation.

>

> Bowers said he was told by staff from the Virginia Department of Rail and

> Transportation at a recent conference in Williamsburg that Roanoke is next

> on the list to get passenger rail service via Amtrak, now that service

> between Norfolk and Richmond is about to begin.

>

> But the timeline was a disappointment because it's actually three or four

> years farther out than past estimates. And there’s still no promise of a

> way to pay for it, the mayor said.

>

> ........................

>

> See full Roanoke Times article at following:

>

> http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/317506

>

>

> No Amtrak for 2014 Roanoke convention but maybe the 2019 convention?

>

> - Roger Link

>

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