Efforts to save New River Train service

Amtrak officials will meet with Congressman Evan Jenkins and Senator Joe Manchin in an attempt to keep the New River Train service operating in Southern West Virginia. Amtrak decided last month to end charter and special service trains, putting traditions such as the New River Train and Hinton Railroad Days in jeopardy. Manchin says eliminating the service would take about five-million-dollars out of the state’s economy.