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| Total railroad museums in VIRGINIA: 9 | Displaying 10 museums per page. |
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C&O Historical Society
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| Address: P.O. Box 79, Clifton Forge, VIRGINIA, 24422 USA. Tel.: 540-862-2210 Toll Free: |
| This is the historical society for the former C&O Railway which is recognized as a perpetual access RR repository for access to donated C&O materials. To collect, conserve, restore, index, archive, and make available materials on the history of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway to as wide an audience as possible. To interpret the American railway experience through the Chesapeake & Ohio's historical experience, using data, photographs, drawings, publications, small artifacts, and full-size railroad rolling stock. |
| Hits: 994 Rating: 0 Reviews: 0 Review : Read/Write Added: 24-Jun-2003 |
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Crewe Railroad Museum
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| Address: US Highway 460, Crewe, VIRGINIA, 23930 USA. Tel.: 434-645-9860/9146 Toll Free: |
| Located in the heart of Crewe adjacent to the Norfolk Southern tracks. The museum features railroad memorabilia from the Norfolk & Western Railroad along with other railroads. The museum also has a diesel engine, coal car, two box cars and a caboose along with a variety of railroad equipment Diesel engine and caboose are open to the public. We are open five days a week and depend on volunteers and donations. Call for information and tours. Picnic tables located on premises. |
| Hits: 0 Rating: 4.25 Reviews: 8 Review : Read/Write Added: 21-Jan-2004 |
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Danville Science Center
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| Address: 677 Craghead Street, Danville, VIRGINIA, 24541 USA. Tel.: (434) 791-5160 Toll Free: |
| The Danville Science Center occupies and preserves the historic 1899 Danville Train Station, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building continues in operation as an active Amtrak station and science center. The station and one caboose are open to the public 363 days per year. |
| Hits: 41 Rating: 0 Reviews: 0 Review : Read/Write Added: 8-Feb-2006 |
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Eastern Shore Railway Museum
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| Address: 18468 Dunne Ave. PO Box 135, Parksley, VIRGINIA, 23421 USA. Tel.: 757-665-5927,757-665-4618 Toll Free: |
| Founded in 1988, the Museum is open daily year round except Wednesday (November thru March), Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Years Day. Hours are from 10:00 am to 4 pm Mondays through Saturdays and from 1 to 4 pm on Sundays. The museum is housed in a train depot and features railroad memorabilia, including a model train exhibit and antique railroad cars. There is an 1890's maintenance tool shed full of tools and other railway artifacts. Picnic tables and a pavilion are available for family reunions. |
| Hits: 799 Rating: 4.00 Reviews: 1 Review : Read/Write Added: 3-Dec-2002 |
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Fairfax Station Railroad Museum
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| Address: P.O. Box 7, Fairfax Station, VIRGINIA, 22039 USA. Tel.: (703) 425-9225 Toll Free: |
| The museum houses Civil War, Red Cross, and historic railroading memorabilia along with a variety of artifacts found in and around the old station. In more recent years, many donors have added to the historic items in the museum. The Fairfax Station Museum is located at 11200 Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station, Virginia, in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC, approximately 20 miles west of the Nation's Capital. |
| Hits: 947 Rating: 4.00 Reviews: 1 Review : Read/Write Added: 26-Nov-2002 |
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O. Winston Link Museum
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| Address: 101 Shenandoah Avenue, NE, Roanoke, VIRGINIA, 24016 USA. Tel.: 540-982-5465 Toll Free: |
| Experience America's steam locomotive era through O. Winston Link's acclaimed photography of 1950s life along the Norfolk & Western Railway. Galleries are located in the restored N&W Passenger Station, designed by Raymond Loewy. Featuring interactive exhibits and train viewing areas. More than 250 prints of Link's dramatic steam railroad photography on display. Gift shop features Link estate prints, posters, and a box set of Link sound recordings. |
| Hits: 503 Rating: 3.44 Reviews: 45 Review : Read/Write Added: 5-Oct-2004 |
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Old Dominion Railway Museum
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| Address: 102 Hull St., PO Box 8583, Richmond, VIRGINIA, 23226 USA. Tel.: (804) 233-6237 Toll Free: |
| A Project of the Old Dominion Chapter, NRHS. The Old Dominion Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society (NRHS), chartered in 1957, is a non-profit, volunteer-based, educational organization dedicated to the preservation of past, present, and future railroading in Central Virginia. The Chapter owns a number of historic passenger coaches and engines for preservation and for use on excursion train rides. The museum is located at 102 Hull Street, next to the former Southern Railway passenger station at First and Hull Streets in South Richmond in an express car donated by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company. It is open to the public on Saturdays from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Sundays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. |
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Science Museum of Virginia
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| Address: 2500 West Broad Street, Richmond, VIRGINIA, 23220 USA. Tel.: (804) 864-1400 Toll Free: |
| The Science Museum of Virginia occupies and preserves the historic Broad Street Station, a National register Site and a unique John Russell Pope design with 100-foot rotunda. A permanent exhibit portrays the history of the station in photographs and models. More than one mile of track has been restored, on which are exhibited a Kanawha Class steam locomotive, a "private varnish," the President's Car ONE, and three other pieces of rolling stock. Visitors may ride a restored 1918 single-truck Brill streetcar. Visits to the Museum by Amtrak specials and the American Orient Express are common. Open 363 days per year--see web site. |
| Hits: 47 Rating: 0 Reviews: 0 Review : Read/Write Added: 8-Feb-2006 |
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Virginia Museum of Transportation
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| Address: 303 Norfolk Ave., Roanoke, VIRGINIA, 24016 USA. Tel.: 540-342-5670 Toll Free: |
| Located in a historic freight station, the museum displays vintage steam, electric and diesel locomotives, including the Class J No 611 steam locomotive; a large four-tier O-gauge model train layout; antique automobiles and trucks; and hands-on exhibits. Let the Virginia Museum of Transportation be the backdrop for your next event, reception, seminar, or lecture! Surrounded by Virginia’s historic transportation artifacts and exhibits, your event will be unique, entertaining and enjoyed by all! |
| Hits: 1646 Rating: 3.33 Reviews: 3 Review : Read/Write Added: 3-Dec-2002 |
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