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Virginia Museum of Transportation
Virginia Museum of Transportation Review
Near Market Square, the Virginia Museum of Transportation has the largest collection of diesel and steam locomotives in the country—not surprising, considering that Roanoke got its start as a railroad town and was once the headquarters of the Norfolk & Western railroad. The dozens of original train cars and engines, some of which can be boarded and many built here in town, include a massive nickel-plate locomotive—just one of the many holdings that constitute an unabashed display of civic pride. The sprawling model-train and miniature-circus setups please young and old alike.
- Address: 303 Norfolk Ave. SW, Roanoke, VA, 24016 | Map It
- Phone: 540/342-5670
- Cost: $8
- Hours: Weekdays 11-4, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 1-5
- Website: www.vmt.org
- Location: Roanoke
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hutch49, from Washington DC
Steam locomotives were built in Roanoke at one time when rail travel was popular.
This museum has a good collection of old trains, streetcars, buses, old cars, minature railroad, passenger rail car and other artifacts of transportation. A must see!
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