| Last updated on February 5, 2021
Norfolk & Western’s Cincinnati–Norfolk Pocahontas descends Christiansburg Hill west of Roanoke in a cloud of dust on April 21, 1971. Ten days before its discontinuance upon the arrival of Amtrak, the “Pokey” still carries healthy head-end traffic and an ex-Wabash dome coach.
Photo by J. David Ingles
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Shawsville Tunnel. It was daylighted several years ago so double stacks could be handled (initially) via Bristol.