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Norfolk Southern closes the Roanoke locomotive shops after 139 years

Norfolk Southern closes the Roanoke locomotive shops after 139 years 2020
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On May 18, 2020 Norfolk Southern abandoned the Roanoke Shops and moved the work to Altoona, Pennsylvania.
The Roanoke Shops traced their roots to 1881 and employed more than 6,000 workers in the 1930s. Norfolk Southern shut them on May 18, 2020, ending 139 years of rail manufacturing and repair in the city.

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