Norfolk & Western

Not Roanoke's lost railroad; a band out of Portland. I stumbled upon them in this record review in Stylus Magazine. They have a myspace page, of all things, with four sample tracks that are pretty good if you like quirky retro folk songs and waltzes with horns (and I do). Here is a link to their itunes page; according to it the band is actually a "solo vehicle" for one Adam Selzer. Here is their official site.

Maybe a Roanoke area band can take the name of a defunct Washington State railroad in retaliation. This Wikipedia page has a list of Defunct Washington Railroads if anyone needs any ideas.