Going up there soon and I'm looking for the most active places idealy to catch a heritage unit, if you have some locations I would love to hear them!
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I know this isn't what you asked but if your at Virginia Museum of Transportation, just down the street is a good place to eat called Beamers. Its literally just beyond the parking lot.
Matt A posted:I know this isn't what you asked but if your at Virginia Museum of Transportation, just down the street is a good place to eat called Beamers. Its literally just beyond the parking lot.
Thank You, ill definitely consider going! Do you like the train walk (not sure if thats the name)?
Right downtown at the O. Winston Link Museum is a great place. The main line goes right by the front door. And be sure to visit the Link Museum! You could spend all day in there!
Check the Roanoke Rail Cam. This camera is placed very close to the museum.
OGR Webmaster posted:Right downtown at the O. Winston Link Museum is a great place. The main line goes right by the front door. And be sure to visit the Link Museum! You could spend all day in there!
Check the Roanoke Rail Cam. This camera is placed very close to the museum.
Perfect Thanks!
Used to take the kids and drive right into Shaffer's Crossing shops parking lot or the hillside overlooking the yard. Probably can't do that these days.
Farmer_Bill posted:Used to take the kids and drive right into Shaffer's Crossing shops parking lot or the hillside overlooking the yard. Probably can't do that these days.
I'm Going to try to get down that ways and see if it's open I'm sure it would be great if it was
I visited Tuesday with a group of 12, all family. Started at the O Winston Link museum. I agree that you could spend all day in that museum. In the stairwell there is a glass observation booth with a bench that overlooks the tracks. Great place to watch the trains. Parked in view was NS BP4 #999.
After everyone was done, we all invaded Beamers25. Great food and service. Next stop was the Virginia Transportation Museum. The 611 was outside, along with the water tender. You could see the NS passenger cars in the distance. My first time at the museum and the size of the Class A and Class Y impressed me the most.
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Is that a GG1 in the background? WHY a GG1 in Roanoke?
Kent Loudon posted:Is that a GG1 in the background? WHY a GG1 in Roanoke?
Doesn't every self-respecting McRailroad Museum need one?
But it is true that this is the VIRGINIA Museum of Transportation, and as such represents railroading in the entire state of Virginia. PRR G's did come to Potomac Yard in Alexandria, so there's the connection.
Another question could be why VMT has a Wabash E-8?
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The bridges at 5th and 10th street and the bridge that takes Gainsboro Road over the tracks all have pedestrian walkways and great vantage points for watching the action. This was the view from the 10th street bridge about a year ago.
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