Lawmaker would like more details on Freight Car America shutdown in Roanoke Gene Marrano November 14, 2019 1 minute 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: Post navigation Previous: Hokies, Cavs get ready for Saturday basketball tiltsNext: UPDATE: 2 dead in California school attack; gunman shoots self Related Stories Freedom to Give is food drive to benefit Feeding Southwest Virginia Gene Marrano July 13, 2026 Roanoke County Police: Franklin Road Northbound Closed after Tractor Trailer crash Web Staff July 13, 2026 Roanoke College alumnus running for congress calls for universal data center safeguards Web Staff July 13, 2026