Times have changed since Norfolk & Western Train No. 4 The Pocahontas paused at Roanoke for passengers. My 1946 Norfolk and Western Railway timetable lists a 20-minute station stop, departing east for Norfolk at 10:55 a.m.

On our visit to Roanoke in March, we watched as an Amtrak Siemens Charger reversed its Amfleet consist into the comparatively new station platform. While a far cry from a streamliner hauled by an Norfolk and Western Railway J Class 4-8-4, at least Amtrak now serves Roanoke, following decades without a scheduled passenger train.

This consist departed as Train 66 bound for Washington D.C. and running overnight to Boston.

I made these photos using my Nikon Z6 with a 24–70mm lens.

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