Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge promotes Rails Ales and Trails with new grant Gene Marrano March 20, 2018 1 minute read The outdoors, the craft breweries – and the passenger train that can now get visitors here. More on a new grant that will help tell Roanoke’s story from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: Share: Post navigation Previous: Roanoke County Police say suspects NOT related to Cave Spring vandalismNext: Liberty plans on new arena Related Stories Roanoke Valley enters Step One voluntary water conservation as drought drains reservoirs Ian Price July 9, 2026 LewisGale debuts new sim center for training Gene Marrano July 8, 2026 Roanoke City Council recap: Housing stalemate, gunshot sensor rollback top busy session Ian Price July 8, 2026