From the site: Winds of Destiny - RVLife - Virginia Museum of Transportation - 6/11/15
While seeing family in Roanoke, VA, we decided to visit the Virginia Museum of Transportation. I had heard about this place but we had never taken the time to check it our during our previous visits here.The Museum was originally opened in 1963 at an old Norfolk and Western Railway freight depot located along the Roanoke River. In 1985, a flood destroyed the museum and much of the collection. It was re-opened in 1986 at is current location in downtown Roanoke, the Norfolk and Western Railway Freight Station. The station was built in 1918 and was recognized as a National Historic Site in 2012.This is a working model of a steam engine and tender that runs on coal. It was built from 1958-1978 from scratch by Bill Stull, an obvious lover of ear ...Read more...
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