Roanoke, Virginia, is one of America\'s great historic Railroad centers.
Older generations toiled through labor-intensive j.
The lives of Roanoke\'s black Railroad Workers span the generations from Jim Crow segregation to the civil rights era to today\'s diverse corporate workforce.
Since the company has employed many of the city\'s African Americans, the two Histories are intertwined.
The Norfolk & Western Railway Company, now the Norfolk Southern Corporation, has been in Roanoke for over a century.
Roanoke, Virginia, is one of America\'s great historic Railroad centers