Roanoke Rail walk

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I visited Roanoke yesterday and made a few new discoveries.  I have also attached links to a few photos.  And, I have a few questions.
   
  One, there are three old steam era coal hoppers outside the VMT yard tracks.  Did these come from the scrap yard where the "lost engines" are located?
  http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e168/signalyard/100_1704.jpg
   
   
  Another is, where did the wig wag signal out in front of VMT come from?  I couldn't help but manually work it a little bit to hear the old bell clang!  I want one for my private collection iffen anyone has one to donate.  : )
  http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e168/signalyard/100_1707.jpg
   
   
  Did these locomotive wheelsets also come out of the same scrapyard as the hoppers?  Are they from Y6's?
  http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e168/signalyard/100_1714.jpg
   
   
  Who restored these signals?  Was it the Roanoke Chapter, individuals, or some other group?
  Here's the Color position light.
  http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e168/signalyard/100_1717.jpg
  Here's the Position light signal.
  http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e168/signalyard/100_1718.jpg
   
  And, whose idea was it to do all this to begin with?  I didn't know any of this was there until yesterday!
   
  Ben Blevins
   
   

 
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