The former Virginian west of Roanoke has operated as a predominantly eastbound railroad for decades now, but there have been exceptions over the years. In this scene from early 1998 we find a pair... (more)

Photographer- Larry Smith- from my personal collection. One of the highlights of the 1987 NRHS Convention, besides the side by side running of Class J 611 and Class A 1218, was this night phot... (more)

The NS 1065 Savanna and Atlanta leads the NS 747 into the West Yard in Roanoke while the 201 sits. There were 5 ACe units in the 6 unit consist.

The NS 1067 sits in Norfolk Southern's South Yard in Roanoke. The ACe was added to the front of the 746 as the trailing unit a few minutes after this picture was taken and headed south to Belews C... (more)

Virginia Museum of Transportation

Photographer- Clark Frazier- from my personal collection. Early June 1959 finds Y6a 2158 awaiting her fate at the hands of the ivory hunters. Sister 2156, the sole remaining Y6a resides at the... (more)

Amtrak's Exhibit Train along with the Norfolk Southern Exhibit Car arrives in Roanoke, Virginia, for a weekend of display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation during the "All Aboard Roano... (more)

At Schaffer's Crossing engine terminal, ex-N&W units are idling through the night. Well---yard slug 9912 isn't idling, of course, since it has no prime mover. The unique unit was built from an Alc... (more)

The NS 1067 sits in Norfolk Southern's South Yard in Roanoke. The ACe was added to the front of the 746 as the trailing unit a few minutes after this picture was taken and headed south to Belews C... (more)

The Erie Lackawanna Railroad 3639, later Conrail 6670, sits with the other relics in Norfolk Southern's West Yard in Roanoke. The SPD45 is listed as being owned by the Virginia Museum of Transport... (more)

The N&W J 611 has been removed from the VMT with the Cab Run local units and now is being taken to Shaffers Crossing to prepare for the trip to Spencer the following day. The Locomotive was being ... (more)

The UP 7814 leads a Norfolk Southern stack train through the West Yard in Roanoke.

The NS 1071 CNJ and the NS 1067 Reading lead the 756 south through Starkey on another trip down the Pumpkin Vine to Belews Creek Steam Station.

Several loaded trains await crews at the South Yard with the almost restored Virginian Station looking better than ever. The old catenary poles from the Virginian days can still be seen standing.

Photographer- George Povall from my collection. First day of the 1957 NRHS convention in Roanoke, VA finds J Class 4-8-4 #608. This engine may have just come off the eastbound leg of the Poca... (more)