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- Norfolk & Western Tool Car #1407 Reunited with Class J No. 611 Through Partnership with Virginia Museum of Transportation and Roanoke Chapter of the NRHSNorfolk & Western Tool Car #1407 Reunited with Class J No. 611 Through Partnership with Virginia Museum of Transportation and Roanoke Chapter of the NRHS Roanoke, VA (9/1/25) – The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc. (VMT) is proud to announce that, through a significant partnership with the Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society (NRHS),… Read more: Norfolk & Western Tool Car #1407 Reunited with Class J No. 611 Through Partnership with Virginia Museum of Transportation and Roanoke Chapter of the NRHS
The Roanoke Chapter NRHS is a not-for-profit, historical and educational organization incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia and recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (c)(3) organization
We have been involved in the preservation and dissemination of western Virginia’s rail heritage, most specifically the Norfolk and Western and Virginian Railways.
Our organization is quite active in the preservation and restoration of historical rail equipment, documentation and structures relating to the railroads in our area for the past 55 years.
Western Virginia has an interesting rail heritage, you can experience some of it here, and there are a variety of ways to also participate.