Lawmaker would like more details on Freight Car America shutdown in Roanoke Gene Marrano November 14, 2019 1 min read US Senator Tim Kaine weighed in on the closing of the Freight Car America shop in Roanoke, where production has ended. He’s one of several lawmakers that is asking Freight Car America for answers, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Continue Reading Previous: Hokies, Cavs get ready for Saturday basketball tiltsNext: UPDATE: 2 dead in California school attack; gunman shoots self Related Stories 1 min read Plans for Hotel Roanoke expansion coming together Gene Marrano April 9, 2025 1 min read More Closing Arguments, Swan Lake and the city’s next Youth Poet Laureate Gene Marrano April 9, 2025 1 min read Foodshed Network links native foods and culture at an event this Saturday Gene Marrano April 8, 2025