We are waiting to find out if power has been restored to the terminal and if trains will be running on time today after going completely dark yesterday. The lights back on in Grand Centrals upper level overnight as police blocked access to the lower level which was still without lights after a rarity for the historic station. Lights are out. Atm, ticket machines. Everything out. A partial power outage as an off site pipe six inches in diameter flooded a transformer around 9 30 monday morning. Lower level train tracks restaurants bathrooms and shops all closed as a result. Ive never seen it except for the black out night in 2003. Continuing upper level and the more than 60 retailers the outage meant a loss in business and spoiled food. A good amount of product especially for all of the other businesses on the market too. Passengers just eager to get to their destinations. As long as the trains are running thats all i care about. Yesterday the trains were running on time and schedule but
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Gate where customers are without power. Kimberly, here in iron gate you can tell the power outage is causing some confusion. Were at a gas station where weve seen a number of people drive in, look around, and leave. Thats because were told this sign up here is lit 24 7, but right now, because of the power, its off. There are more than 11,000 dominion virginia customers without power statewide. 419 of them here in alleghany county. And 383 in botetourt county. Crews are working on 16 projects between the two counties. Folks we talked to gate went out around 7am this morning. David well i sleep by the radio and when the radio when off i woke up when the house went silent, i woke up. I still got heat in the house, i got gas logs in the living room so heat for Dominion Virginia Power customers, power should be restored by midnight. For bath alleghany customers were and 143 in bath live in iron gate, amanda kenney, wdbj7. Thousand people are without power in henry county. Heavy winds knocke
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Freezing rain continues for some. Watch for heavy rain and ice this morning. This winter storm continues to wreak havoc on our area and is making things tricky for commuters and people just even trying to walk their dog this morning. Wdbj7s shayne dwyer is live in Downtown Roanoke for us this morning. Shayne how are the roads looking right now . Good morning garrett. Roanoke, the roads primaries are in decent shape too but the Virginia Department of transportation is reporting slick spots pretty much all across our region. There is some snow and ice on primary routes in bedford, floyd, Henry Patrick and pulaski counties. Garrett ice continues to be the problem causer here this morning and may even be worse than the snow. Shayne Power Outages now topping more than 20 thousand. Where are the hardest hit areas . Garrett that number were no more than 21thousand three hundred right now. Right now some of the hardest hit areas are right in the Roanoke Valley where you see all that red. Roano