By Jeff Sturgeon, The Roanoke Times; February 18, 2020
Norfolk Southern will close its historic locomotive shop on Campbell Avenue in Roanoke this spring and relocate the work and interested workers to Pennsylvania, according to a company announcement Tuesday.
To stay employed with the railroad, the 85 union-represented workers who will be affected must relocate to what will become the company’s single remaining heavy-duty locomotive shop, the Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The railroad also said it will eliminate 19 clerical positions, also union jobs, in Roanoke.