Southbound Southern Rwy excursion at Starkey Hill near Roanoke, August 1972

An elder Norfolk and Western heritage locomotive. One of the 'Lost Engines of Roanoke', the 1151 is now part of the Virginia Museum of Transportation's collection. In the background is the east en... (more)

Nickel Plate Road S-2 2-8-4 759 backs into the station on Sunday morning to couple up to the Shenandoah, VA excursion. I think that this shot captures the excitement of railfan trips in the 1950s ... (more)

Nickel Plate Road S-2 2-8-4 759 sits in the N&W shops property just east of the station for servicing after the Saturday excursion. It will run to Shenandoah, VA and return on Sunday.

Central of Georgia heritage unit leaving Roanoke at the east end of the Silk Mill Lead

NS Norfolk & Western Heritage unit #8103 basks in the morning sun awaiting fuel at Roanoke South Yard. This was her first trip to the Star City!

NS Central of Georgia Heritage Unit #8101 awaits a fresh crew at South Yard on the first trip through the Star City

Conrail SD80MACs 4111 and 4110 in Roanoke for adhesion testing, January 1998.

Leading an eastbound freight past the east leg of the wye leading to the Winston-Salem mainline, this GP9/GP35 duo displays two of N&W's many diesel schemes..

N&W 2-6-6-2 class Z1b #1470 at Roanoke, VA awaiting its next work in this July 1954 scene. Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink.

Hanging out at the depot and look what drifts by...Y6 #2149 has a cut of cars in tow. John and his railfan companion Bill Rosenberg (seen on the left) spent just one day at Roanoke, and later tha... (more)

Pacifics #210 and #212, former passenger power, sit idle in the dead line waiting for the executioner. During this era, the Virginian was on a diesel-buying binge and by 1957 all steam operations... (more)

Two of the most well-known stable mates in America share this fine museum as their home.