Passenger rail service coming to Roanoke by 2018

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Amtrak power, cars, and technical people working in cooperation with 
Norfolk Southern made the excursions from Roanoke on the 10th and 11th 
possible. I was just a passenger, but I was favorably impressed.

Jeff Cornelius

-----Original Message-----
From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
To: nw-mailing-list <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
Sent: Tue, Dec 4, 2012 11:27 pm
Subject: Re: Passenger rail service coming to Roanoke by 2018

I have to agree with Mike. Amtrak has done very well with what they 
have to work with. They are constantly looking over their shoulder with 
the government always trying to cut their funding. The Amtrak subsidies 
are only a token of the budget for airports and highways. The regional 
train out of Lynchburg is doing way better than predicted. And, Lois, 
if you come up withe funds and someone to rebuild the 611, Norfolk 
Southern will run it.
 
Now, let's stop badmouthing Amtrak and give them our support.
 
Thanks,
 
Richard D. Shell
Troutville, VA
 
In a message dated 12/4/2012 12:35:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:
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 
&lt;nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org&gt; 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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