End of N&W Passenger Service and the beginnings of Amtrak

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The latest "Arrow" is a gem, as they always are. What a great publication! I also enjoyed the bonus on-line material available to members.
After the end of N&W passenger service, I assume Amtrak continued to operate passenger trains on at least some N&W lines. The latest issue of "Trains" magazine indicates Amtrak operated a Cincinnati-Roanoke-Norfolk train, the Mountaineer, until 1977. The Hilltopper, a Cincinnati-Roanoke-Richmond, VA train, operated until 1979. Did these trains use the N&W line across southern Ohio between Cincinnati and Portsmouth? I lived near the "Peavine line" during this time, but never recall seeing an Amtrak train. Maybe I was just never trackside when they went through Batavia, OH where I lived. If they used the N&W across southern Ohio, does anyone know what their schedules were? Thanks
Shawn Harley
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