Work on culvert under new Roanoke train platform begins Gene Marrano February 5, 2015 1 minute read The heavy lifting to prepare for Roanoke’s Amtrak station due here in 20-17 is underway … as an underground culvert is fortified to support the weight of passenger trains … more from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: Share: Post navigation Previous: Va. Senate approves proposed constitutional amendment on charter schoolsNext: Roanoke County police make meth arrest at home of suspected lab Related Stories Excel Center adult high school gets visit from Virginia’s Secretary of Labor Gene Marrano June 10, 2026 Operation Combined Resolve Roanoke Valley brings 15 agencies together to make 150 arrests in May Gene Marrano June 10, 2026 Land and Liberty in Vinton, Nashville meets the RSO in pops finale and a book swap on Sunday Gene Marrano June 10, 2026