VA Museum Of Transportation
Museum & Art Gallery in Roanoke, VA
In Roanoke, the Norfolk & Western Railway designed and built America's most advanced steam locomotives. Come experience the only remaining examples of the N&W's legendary success at the Virginia Museum of Transportation: the N&W Class A 1218 and the Class J 611. In our Rail Yard, explore historic locomotives, cabooses, and other rail equipment as modern trains rumble past. Inside the Museum, enjoy model trains, hands-on exhibits, and stroll among our antique automobiles, and truck and bus exhibits.
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read moreThe coming of the railroad to Big Lick in the 1850s changed the little hamlet into the City of Roanoke, today Virginia's largest city west of Richmond. The Museum's extensive rail collection and exhibits interpret the rail industry's rich history and its impact on Roanoke and beyond. The legendary Norfolk & Western Railway, headquartered in Roanoke, was a true American success story. In its Roanoke Shops, the Norfolk & Western created the world's most powerful steam locomotives. Only at the Virginia Museum of Transportation can you see and board the last two that still exist: the massive Class A 1218, known as the 'Mercedes of Steam, ' and the sleek Class J 611, the most advanced passenger steam engine ever built.
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