Coal trains roll onward at Roanoke, as they have for years. This town grew with the railroad, with the coal that fueled industry, the coal that fueled steamships at the Chesapeake Bay. The coal that fueled America.
The coal that came from the mountains of this region helped fuel the industry that made it possible to push westward. The mighty Norfolk & Western with America's railroads pushed this movement. As eager pioneers moved now on ribbons of steel, they found a new home in a new America. A new America that promised hope.
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