Virginian Railway 2-10-10-2 number 801 leads 150 cars westbound doing 10 MPH at Roanoke Virginia on August 7th 1932. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
VGN 2-8-8-2s 739 and 710 are seen leaving Page West Virginia with a freight in 1953. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
The recently restored Virginian Railway Roanoke Station is beautifully lit up at night. The star on Mill Mountain can be seen in the background which is lit up red, white and blue for Memorial Day... (more)
From the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation website: After many years of planning by the National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) Roanoke Chapter, the Friends of t... (more)
A retired Virginian EL-C sits in Roanoke pending sale to the New Haven Railroad. In the background, a PRR GG1 (#4919) on loan for testing on the N&W's Virginian line awaits assignment. Or - VGN #... (more)
I climbed up to the shelf above the bridge after already having waited 2 hours after it arrived to Burnside. Turns out, I'd have to wait another good 4 hours before 224 would get a crew and head n... (more)
Virginian Railway 135 at Roanoke, VA in February 1957 sporting a thick coat of road grime. This 'motor' is preserved at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke. Bob Drake photo, collectio... (more)
The last surviving Virginian steam locomotive doesn't get out from under the shed at the Virginia Museum of Transportation much. But in the course of some switching to position the newly repainte... (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)
A pair of heavy switchers under steam wait at the dock. Engine #241 sits behind #252.
boxcab #110 sits at the VGN terminal waiting for work.
A big motor, rated at 6,800HP, waits at the shed.
#33 is tended to at the pit after a day of work around the yard. One of the workers has taken notice of the photographer in his midst.
#110, the class EL1A boxcab set, waits for work under the wires.
Heavy switcher #244 grabs some nice backlight on a hazy August day enroute to it's assignment amongst the blooming Virginia thistle.
