{"id":44149,"date":"2026-04-30T06:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=44149"},"modified":"2026-04-28T21:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T01:17:52","slug":"amtrak-at-roanoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtrak-at-roanoke\/","title":{"rendered":"Amtrak at Roanoke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Times have changed since\u00a0Norfolk & Western Train No. 4 The Pocahontas<\/em>\u00a0paused at\u00a0Roanoke\u00a0for passengers. My 1946\u00a0Norfolk and Western Railway\u00a0timetable lists a 20-minute station stop, departing east for\u00a0Norfolk\u00a0at 10:55 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On our visit to\u00a0Roanoke\u00a0in March, we watched as an\u00a0Amtrak\u00a0Siemens Charger\u00a0reversed its\u00a0Amfleet\u00a0consist into the comparatively new station platform. While a far cry from a streamliner hauled by an\u00a0Norfolk and Western Railway\u00a0J Class 4-8-4, at least\u00a0Amtrak\u00a0now serves\u00a0Roanoke, following decades without a scheduled passenger train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This consist departed as Train 66 bound for Washington D.C. and running overnight to Boston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I made these photos using my Nikon Z6 with a 24\u201370mm lens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tracking the Light Explores Railroad Photography!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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