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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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Industrial Engines
Title:  Industrial Engines
Description:  Little steam engine and little diesel.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 4:20:14 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  42   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western 611
Title:  Norfolk & Western 611
Description:  If you drive around Virginia, you might see this engine on the Railway Heritage license plate. Virginia has A TON of license plates.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 10:05:28 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) MEAD 200(UNKNOWN)
Views:  409   Comments: 1
UP 7699
Title:  UP 7699
Description:  I love it when these museums are next to active tracks! UP 7699 becomes a temporary display as it leads a freight train past the museum.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 3:57:25 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7699(AC45CCTE)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
NS 9446
Title:  NS 9446
Description:  A lot of these museums are next to the active tracks, probably because they are on old tracks no longer used and it makes it easier to ship equipment to and from it.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 3:58:25 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9446(C44-9W)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
NS 2643
Title:  NS 2643
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 3:59:01 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 2643(SD70M)
Views:  61   Comments: 0
Virginian 4
Title:  Virginian 4
Description:  The only surviving steam engine from the Virginian Railway! One of 2 Class SAs built by Baldwin between 1909-1910 for the railway.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 4:17:24 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  VGN 4(0-8-0)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
Chesapeake Western 662
Title:  Chesapeake Western 662
Description:  Robert E. Lee wanted to connect the Shenandoah Valley with Baltimore and was instrumental in the founding of this railroad, which he was the first president of.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 3:47:03 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CHW 662(DS44-660)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
Chesapeake Western 662
Title:  Chesapeake Western 662
Description:  All engines had a little placard on them telling their history. This one shows its condition before the scrapyard which owned it donated it to the museum. The restoration looks wonderful!
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 3:48:03 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CHW 662(DS44-660)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
NW 521
Title:  NW 521
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 8:24:55 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NW 521(GP9)
Views:  159   Comments: 1
NW 1776
Title:  NW 1776
Description:  Later repainted into the black and white livery, it received its red-white-and-blue coat again in 1991 after being donated by Norfolk Southern to the museum. It began to fade again and in 2011 was the winner of 120 entries of the Trains Magazine Preservation Reward. Sent to the Norfolk Southern shops in Chattanooga, it was restored in 2012.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 8:23:03 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NW 1776(SD45)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
WAB 1009
Title:  WAB 1009
Description:  During its active days, this locomotive pulled such famous trains as the Wabash Cannonball, the City of St. Louis, and the City of Kansas City.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 8:15:25 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  WAB 1009(E8A)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
NW 518302
Title:  NW 518302
Description:  Built by NW in 1922, donated to the museum in 1963.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 8:09:02 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  WAB 1009(E8A)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western 1218
Title:  Norfolk & Western 1218
Description:  Only surviving Class A engine built by the Norfolk & Western.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 10:26:04 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  293   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western 1218
Title:  Norfolk & Western 1218
Description:  This could pull 150 coal cars at 70 miles per hour!
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 10:27:15 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  335   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western 2156
Title:  Norfolk & Western 2156
Description:  Used for heavy freight and coal trains in the Appalachians in Virginia and West Virginia. This engine is actually on loan from the St. Louis Museum of Transportation.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 10:35:15 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  NW 2156(2-8-8-2)
Views:  365   Comments: 0
DC Transit Company PCC Streetcar #1470
Title:  DC Transit Company PCC Streetcar #1470
Description:  The National Capital Trolley Museum has 1101, the first of these built for D.C. When I used to live in Maryland, it seemed like that was the only one they would ever run for several years. Hopefully, this one will be restored to running order one day, though I do not know if there are any plans for that.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 7:29:15 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives: 
Views:  24   Comments: 0
Ellett Virginian Railway Freight Depot
Title:  Ellett Virginian Railway Freight Depot
Description:  Ellett may be most famous for having its freight depot preserved at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 7:37:50 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  32   Comments: 0
DC Transit Company PCC Streetcar #1470
Title:  DC Transit Company PCC Streetcar #1470
Description:  Glen Echo Park is still around and open to visitors. It is no longer really an amusement park, but they do still have a carousel there. Also, the Clara Barton House is located nearby.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 7:30:51 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives: 
Views:  67   Comments: 0
Virginia Museum of Transportation
Title:  Virginia Museum of Transportation
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 7:17:11 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  27   Comments: 0
Diesel Engine Diagram
Title:  Diesel Engine Diagram
Description:  Though no railroad name is apparent, the paint scheme looks like one of the Rock Island ones.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 7:16:35 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  24   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western 1218, Norfolk & Western 6, Norfolk & Western 2156
Title:  Norfolk & Western 1218, Norfolk & Western 6, Norfolk & Western 2156
Description:  3 classic steam engines
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 10:37:05 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4) NW 6(2-8-0) NW 2156(2-8-8-2)
Views:  543   Comments: 0
NW 1218
Title:  NW 1218
Description:  View of the exterior of the cab on NW 1218.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 7:15:03 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
NW 802 Model
Title:  NW 802 Model
Description:  I thought it was cute.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 7:14:23 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  47   Comments: 1
Railroad Post Office
Title:  Railroad Post Office
Description:  I do not seem to have gotten a good shot of the exterior of this car, but judging by the museum website, it was probably N&W 93, built by the Bethlehem Steel Car Company in 1937.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 7:13:44 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  28   Comments: 0
NW 521
Title:  NW 521
Description:  These units were nicknamed "Redbirds." This one was built for 1958, and it replaced engines such as NW 611 in passenger service when those units were retired.
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 7:08:00 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  NW 521(GP9)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
Virginian 4
Title:  Virginian 4
Description:  In 1957, it was retired and donated to the city of Princeton, West Virginia. Unfortunately, vandals got to it in front of the courthouse, where it was displayed. Thankfully, the Norfolk & Western traded a caboose for it 3 years later and fixed up the engine at their shops before donating it to the museum, where it is still preserved today!
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 4:19:14 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  VGN 4(0-8-0)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
Virginian 321
Title:  Virginian 321
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2017  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 4:10:51 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  103   Comments: 0

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