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By:Charles Kinzer
Dates:7/15/1985 - 7/15/1985
Album Info:Photos of some of the equipment at the museum. Date approximate, but definitely 1985. Articulated No. 1218 has been recently moved from the museum grounds to the Roanoke shops property. It will soon be moved to the Norris Steam shop in Alabama for restoration.
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Nickel Plate 2-8-4 763 at the Virginia Museum of Transportion in 1985
Title:  Nickel Plate 2-8-4 763 at the Virginia Museum of Transportion in 1985
Description:  Date approximate. New York, Chicago and St. Louis (Nickel Plate) No. 763 2-8-4 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. In 2007 this would be bought by Jerry Jacobson of the "Age of Steam Roundhouse" and moved to Ohio.
Photo Date:  7/15/1985  Upload Date: 11/16/2020 12:56:29 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Charles Kinzer
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 763(2-8-4)
Views:  353   Comments: 0
Wabash E8A 1009 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1985
Title:  Wabash E8A 1009 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1985
Description:  Date approximate. Wabash E8A No. 1009 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in a later Wabash paint scheme. In 2012 this would get a cosmetic restoration and repainted to the original Wabash scheme when it was first built.
Photo Date:  7/15/1985  Upload Date: 11/16/2020 1:02:41 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Charles Kinzer
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WAB 1009(E8A)
Views:  222   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania GG1 4919 and Virginian EL-C 135 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1985
Title:  Pennsylvania GG1 4919 and Virginian EL-C 135 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1985
Description:  Date approximate. Pennsylvania GG1 4919 and Virginian General Electric EL-C No. 135 electric locomotives at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The Virginian electric was known as the "EL-C" on that railroad and the E33 on the New Haven. Also Norfolk & Western boom car 527665 and steam crane 514902.
Photo Date:  7/15/1985  Upload Date: 11/16/2020 1:14:07 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Charles Kinzer
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 4919(GG1) VGN 135(E33)
Views:  552   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western Steam Crane 514902 and Boom Car 527665 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1985
Title:  Norfolk & Western Steam Crane 514902 and Boom Car 527665 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1985
Description:  Date approximate. Norfolk & Western Steam Crane 514902 and Boom Car 527665 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
Photo Date:  7/15/1985  Upload Date: 11/16/2020 1:27:43 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Charles Kinzer
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  259   Comments: 0
E. J. Lavino & Co. 0-6-0 Tank Engine at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1985
Title:  E. J. Lavino & Co. 0-6-0 Tank Engine at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1985
Description:  Date approximate. E. J. Lavino & Company 0-6-0 Tank Engine at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1985. As of the date of posting this photo, it is no longer shown in the museum collection but has been moved to the Roanoke Industrial Center where it is stored outdoors with other equipment.
Photo Date:  7/15/1985  Upload Date: 11/16/2020 1:38:56 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Charles Kinzer
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  EJL 34(0-6-0)
Views:  252   Comments: 0
American Oil Company Tank Car 9465 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1985
Title:  American Oil Company Tank Car 9465 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1985
Description:  Date approximate. American Oil Company (AMOX) Tank Car NO. 9465 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. Looks fairly recently painted.
Photo Date:  7/15/1985  Upload Date: 11/16/2020 1:42:22 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Charles Kinzer
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  113   Comments: 0
Virginian #4 0-8-0, Seaboard SW9 #2289, and Norfolk & Western #300 RS-3 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1985
Title:  Virginian #4 0-8-0, Seaboard SW9 #2289, and Norfolk & Western #300 RS-3 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1985
Description:  Date approximate. Virginian #4 0-8-0, Seaboard SW9 #2289, and Norfolk & Western #300 RS-3 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. As of this posting, the Seaboard No. 2289 is no longer in the museum collection and seems to have gone to the Southern Appalachian Railroad Museum in Oak Ridge, TN at some point.
Photo Date:  7/15/1985  Upload Date: 11/16/2020 1:57:46 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Charles Kinzer
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  VGN 4(0-8-0) SBD 2289(SW9) NW 300(RS3)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
N&W 1218 2-6-6-4 at the Roanoke, VA Shops in 1985
Title:  N&W 1218 2-6-6-4 at the Roanoke, VA Shops in 1985
Description:  Date approximate. Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 seen at the Roanoke, VA Shops. It was moved there early that year from the Virginia Museum of Transportation grounds. It was built in those shops, but would be moved to the Norris Yard Steam Shop in Alabama for restoration which was completed in 1987.
Photo Date:  7/15/1985  Upload Date: 11/16/2020 2:01:33 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Charles Kinzer
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  410   Comments: 0
N&W 1218 2-6-6-4 at the Roanoke, VA Shops in 1985
Title:  N&W 1218 2-6-6-4 at the Roanoke, VA Shops in 1985
Description:  Date approximate. Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 seen at the Roanoke, VA Shops. It was moved there early that year from the Virginia Museum of Transportation grounds. It was built in those shops but would be moved to the Norris Yard Steam Shop in Alabama for restoration which was completed in 1987.
Photo Date:  7/15/1985  Upload Date: 11/16/2020 2:02:12 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Charles Kinzer
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  329   Comments: 0
N&W 1218 2-6-6-4 at the Roanoke, VA Shops in 1985
Title:  N&W 1218 2-6-6-4 at the Roanoke, VA Shops in 1985
Description:  Date approximate. Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 seen at the Roanoke, VA Shops. It was moved there early that year from the Virginia Museum of Transportation grounds. It was built in those shops but would be moved to the Norris Yard Steam Shop in Alabama for restoration which was completed in 1987.
Photo Date:  7/15/1985  Upload Date: 11/16/2020 2:02:48 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Charles Kinzer
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1218(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  376   Comments: 0


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