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Viewing Album:  Steam Engines at the Virginia Museum of Transportation
 
By:Matthew Zisi
Dates:5/15/2017 - 5/15/2017
Album Info:If you ever get down to Roanoke, Virginia, make sure you visit the Virginia Museum of Transportation downtown! Located in the former Norfolk & Western freight station, the depot has a ton of rare, historic engines, including the famous Norfolk & Western 611! There is also an extensive car collection as well with some very rare models. Worth a visit if you are ever in the area!
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Virginia Museum of Transportation
Title:  Virginia Museum of Transportation
Description:  Welcome to the Virginia Museum of Transportation! On display are NW 1218, NW 6, NW 2156, and I believe a Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 electric engine. Somehow, I did not get any closeup shots of the Pennsylvania, but you will find plenty of photographs of the other engines in this album!
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 10:04:27 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4) NW 6(2-8-0) NW 2156(2-8-8-2) PRR 4919(GG1)
Views:  389   Comments: 0
Ellett Virginian Railway Freight Depot
Title:  Ellett Virginian Railway Freight Depot
Description:  Ellett is less than 4 miles southeast of Blacksburg, where Virginia Tech is located.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 7:36:54 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  125   Comments: 0
DC Transit Company PCC Streetcar #1470
Title:  DC Transit Company PCC Streetcar #1470
Description:  Built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1945. 1 of 485 operated in D.C. during streetcar days.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 7:21:01 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives: 
Views:  99   Comments: 0
DC Transit Company PCC Streetcar #1470
Title:  DC Transit Company PCC Streetcar #1470
Description:  After its retirement in 1962, DC Transit CEO O. Roy Chalk donated it to the museum in 1964.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 7:23:26 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives: 
Views:  108   Comments: 0
DC Transit Company PCC Streetcar #1470
Title:  DC Transit Company PCC Streetcar #1470
Description:  These could go up to 50 mph and seat between 52 and 61.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 7:24:13 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives: 
Views:  117   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western 2156
Title:  Norfolk & Western 2156
Description:  Class Y6A Mallet 2-8-8-2, built in 1942.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 10:29:31 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  NW 2156(2-8-8-2)
Views:  333   Comments: 0
DC Transit Company PCC Streetcar #1470
Title:  DC Transit Company PCC Streetcar #1470
Description:  This streetcar actually used a 3rd rail to pick up power, enabling D.C. to keep overhead wires around the monuments to a minimum.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 7:25:46 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives: 
Views:  103   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western 2156
Title:  Norfolk & Western 2156
Description:  Of the Y5, Y6, Y6A, and Y6B classes, this is the only survivor.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 10:30:41 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  NW 2156(2-8-8-2)
Views:  396   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western 2156
Title:  Norfolk & Western 2156
Description:  Retired in 1959, this locomotive was made operational again at one point, but right now it is not.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 10:31:53 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  NW 2156(2-8-8-2)
Views:  369   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western 2156
Title:  Norfolk & Western 2156
Description:  Shot of the cab.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 10:32:47 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  InCab,Steam
Locomotives:  NW 2156(2-8-8-2)
Views:  415   Comments: 0
WAB 1009
Title:  WAB 1009
Description:  Built sometime between 1949 and 1954, this engine was cosmetically restored in 2012 in Chattanooga.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 8:14:20 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WAB 1009(E8A)
Views:  193   Comments: 0
Virginian 135
Title:  Virginian 135
Description:  Built in 1956 and used for coal trains, this engine was only serviceable to the Virginian until 1962, when the railroad dieselized. It found a second job running on the New Haven Railroad between New Haven, Connecticut, and New York City.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 9:56:17 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  VGN 135(E33)
Views:  219   Comments: 0
NW 1776
Title:  NW 1776
Description:  Many railroads celebrated the U.S. bicentennial with a commemorative engine, and the Norfolk & Western was no exception. #1776 received its red-white-and-blue coat in 1974, 2 years early.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 8:20:33 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NW 1776(SD45)
Views:  221   Comments: 0
NW 300
Title:  NW 300
Description:  Built in 1955 by Alco, this locomotive was initially used between Lynchburg, VA, and Raleigh, NC. It is 56 feet and 6 inches long.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 9:52:11 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NW 300(RS3)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
Chesapeake Western 662
Title:  Chesapeake Western 662
Description:  Built in 1946 for the Chesapeake Western, nicknamed by locals the "Crooked and Weedy."
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 3:45:29 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CHW 662(DS44-660)
Views:  270   Comments: 0
AEP Glen Lyn Plant 02
Title:  AEP Glen Lyn Plant 02
Description:  Must be a new engine (to the museum); it is not listed on the website.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:21:05 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  116   Comments: 0
Industrial Engines
Title:  Industrial Engines
Description:  The Blue Ridge Stone switcher diesel was built by Whitcomb in 1941. It is one of several engines that served at plants or factories in the Roanoke area-in this case, just east of Roanoke.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:32:51 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  109   Comments: 0
NW 1135
Title:  NW 1135
Description:  Built in 1967, originally used for freights, then yard service in the 1970s. Note the blue paint scheme. Former Wabash president Herman Pevler was president of the N&W from 1963 to 1970, and he had engines painted in a blue similar to that of his former railroad during that era.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 6:15:16 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NW 1135(C630)
Views:  184   Comments: 1
Celanese #1
Title:  Celanese #1
Description:  This is a fireless steam engine-while it ran on steam, it received the steam from an external source, which it had to go back to whenever it ran low. This was used for areas where sparks could be particularly hazardous.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 4:16:36 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  136   Comments: 1
Norfolk & Western 611
Title:  Norfolk & Western 611
Description:  One of the final steam locomotives built in the United States, this engine was made in 1950!
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 9:53:24 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  325   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western 611
Title:  Norfolk & Western 611
Description:  After pulling the final N&W Farewell to Steam excursion in 1959, it was saved from scrap by several people, including O. Winston Link, well-known photographer who took so many shots of N&W trains.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 9:55:12 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) MEAD 200(UNKNOWN)
Views:  331   Comments: 1
Norfolk & Western 611
Title:  Norfolk & Western 611
Description:  In 1982, this engine was restored for service, as part of Norfolk & Westerns steam program. It ran excursions until 1994, when the program was discontinued.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 9:56:59 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) MEAD 200(UNKNOWN)
Views:  416   Comments: 1
AEP Glen Lyn Plant 02
Title:  AEP Glen Lyn Plant 02
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:27:46 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  104   Comments: 0
Robert B. Claytor and W. Graham Claytor Jr. Pavillion
Title:  Robert B. Claytor and W. Graham Claytor Jr. Pavillion
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:30:09 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NW 1135(C630)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
Burro
Title:  Burro
Description:  These always make me think of the breakdown train from Thomas the Tank Engine :)
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 6:12:07 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  115   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western 611
Title:  Norfolk & Western 611
Description:  In 2013, a new campaign- Fire Up 611! http://fireup611.org/ -was started in order to restore the engine once again. It was successful, and the engine started running excursions again in 2015!
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 9:59:04 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) MEAD 200(UNKNOWN)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
Mead 200
Title:  Mead 200
Description:  This little engine was built in 1935 and used at the Mead Paper Company in Lynchburg until its retirement in 1981.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 6:10:52 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) MEAD 200(UNKNOWN)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
Mule
Title:  Mule
Description:  Ever been to the Panama Canal? If you went in 1964 or earlier, you might have encountered this engine! It used to tow ships through the Pacific end of the canal and is one of 3 survivors from its era.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 6:09:13 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  114   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western Water Tender
Title:  Norfolk & Western Water Tender
Description:  Since water towers are no longer found up and down rail lines, this tender carries water for when NW 611 runs excursions.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 10:00:27 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  420   Comments: 0
Speeder
Title:  Speeder
Description:  Think of this as a motorized handcar. I am sure railroad workers found these easier to run!
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 6:05:45 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  88   Comments: 1
Norfolk & Western 611
Title:  Norfolk & Western 611
Description:  One of the other engines in this class, 610, once ran over 110 mph!
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 10:02:44 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) MEAD 200(UNKNOWN)
Views:  415   Comments: 0
Passenger Car
Title:  Passenger Car
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 6:04:01 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  134   Comments: 0
NW 518409
Title:  NW 518409
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:45:17 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  158   Comments: 0
NW 518539
Title:  NW 518539
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:47:48 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  143   Comments: 0
The Powhatan Arrow
Title:  The Powhatan Arrow
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 6:02:44 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  433   Comments: 0
VMTX 513
Title:  VMTX 513
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 6:00:59 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  171   Comments: 0
NW 41
Title:  NW 41
Description:  Built in 1959, this engine saw service on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad several years ago.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:59:14 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NW 41(T6)
Views:  364   Comments: 1
NW 518539
Title:  NW 518539
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:47:18 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  134   Comments: 0
NW 518409
Title:  NW 518409
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:45:46 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  105   Comments: 0
VMTX 524
Title:  VMTX 524
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:42:25 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  113   Comments: 0
Work in Progress
Title:  Work in Progress
Description:  Er, that is/was an M2c built by the Norfolk & Western in 1911. It served until 1950, when it was scrapped. 59 years later, it was rescued from the scrapyard. Hopefully, it will be restored one day!
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:38:41 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1151(4-8-0)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
Work in Progress
Title:  Work in Progress
Description:  Right now, it looks like a scrapyard scene in Thomas the Tank Engine.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:39:25 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1151(4-8-0)
Views:  375   Comments: 0
Switchers
Title:  Switchers
Description:  Down the line, several switchers from Norfolk Southern sat idle, including a former Burlington Northern unit and a CEFX unit (could not catch the number on that one).
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:35:05 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Signal
Locomotives:  NS 4612(GP59)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
Nickel Plate Road 470
Title:  Nickel Plate Road 470
Description:  The Nickel Plate Road was the nickname of the New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad, which merged with Norfolk Southern in 1964. This caboose was built 2 years prior to the merger and continued to serve on the Norfolk & Western until the 1980s, when with the end of caboose service it was donated to the museum.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:26:19 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  155   Comments: 0
Robert B. Claytor and W. Graham Claytor Jr. Pavillion
Title:  Robert B. Claytor and W. Graham Claytor Jr. Pavillion
Description:  Many of the engines are stored under this.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 4:17:35 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NW 1135(C630)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western 611
Title:  Norfolk & Western 611
Description:  The engine crashed in 1956 while pulling The Pocahontas, but its repair left it in excellent condition following its retirement.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 10:04:17 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  397   Comments: 1
Celanese #1
Title:  Celanese #1
Description:  Presumably built around 1946, this engine was manufactured by Porter. It worked at the Celanese plant in Celco, VA, and was last used in 1966.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 4:18:36 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  117   Comments: 1
Virginian 321
Title:  Virginian 321
Description:  Caboose built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1949, transferred to Norfolk & Western 10 years later.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 4:10:16 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  144   Comments: 0
Handcar
Title:  Handcar
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:22:14 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  94   Comments: 0
AEP Glen Lyn Plant 02
Title:  AEP Glen Lyn Plant 02
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 5:21:34 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  93   Comments: 0

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