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New tourist train excursion could be coming to Roanoke
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Norfolk Southern is considering donating the Roanoke Belt Line to the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
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Ferguson says, they’ve been working on securing the donation of the Belt Line rails, and the money to launch the excursion for years. But, it’s not a done deal yet.
After completing the restoration of the 611 ‘Steam Queen’, the next most asked for attraction from visitors is a small tourist train through Roanoke, Ferguson said.
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If VMT can secure the tracks from Norfolk Southern, Executive Director Beverly Fitzpatrick says, it will cost nearly four-hundred-thousand dollars to renovate, but it’s a project they believe is worth it.
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Next stop, Willoughby
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