October 31, 2017 - 12:43 AM
ROANOKE, Va. - Amtrak service has returned to Roanoke after a nearly 40-year hiatus.
Passenger service to and from the city is scheduled to resume Tuesday for the first time since 1979. A Northeast regional train will travel from Roanoke to Washington, D.C., and beyond.
Public officials celebrated Amtrak's return with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and public tour of the newly built boarding platform Monday.
News from © The Associated Press, 2017