Slightly OT For Virginian and N&W Modelers

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A heads up for those interested in the prototype.Looks like quite a show.

http://www.vmt.org/visit/calendar.html

 

Virginian Rail Day
Saturday, September 24
The Virginian Railway was a remarkable railroad, completed in 1909 to transport coal from southern West Virginia to the port at Hampton Roads. An important railway in the Commonwealth's history, the Virginian was merged into the Norfolk & Western in 1959 but has never been forgotten. Former Virginian employees and historians will be on hand to share stories and tell visitors more about the Virginian equipment and artifacts in our collection.

• Virginian Class SA #4, the only Virginian steam engine still in existence  (1910)
• Virginian GE EL-C #135, an electric engine known as the Rectifier (1956)
• Virginian Class C-10 Caboose #321 (1949)
• the Ellett (VA) Virginian Railway train order station
• the Virginian gallery in the Museum which displays VGN artifacts and photos

On view for Virginian Day only will be the 90-year-old Virginian Sheffield motor car recently restored by Aubrey Wiley. The car will be presented in "living history" fashion and outfitted as though it is in service in the mid 1950s, complete with a signal maintainer of the period. Wiley is the author of the acclaimed book Virginian Railway Pictorial, Pictures and Stories. Our artist in residence, Andy Fletcher, will have a special display of his Virginian prints. Stop by his table to enter to win a matted Virginian print!