Fwd: Locomotive Cab to be Delivered Wednesday

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	The Virginia Museum of Transportation  to roll in giant locomotive
cab as the Museum’s newest hands-on  display 
	(Roanoke, VA)—The Virginia Museum  of Transportation announces
that it expects delivery of an SD-40 locomotive cab  on Wednesday,
April 8 at approximately 10am. The cab—measuring 10 feet wide by  16
feet long by 11 feet tall—will be brought into the Museum through a
door near  the southeast corner of the building.  
	The cab includes the original dual  control system that Norfolk
Southern engineers used to operate the locomotive  throughout its
22-state system. “Visitors will be able to enter the cab and  enjoy
it as a hands-on exhibit, providing the opportunity to relive the 
engineer’s experience,” said Bev Fitzpatrick, Executive Director. 
 “Eventually, we anticipate adding a rail simulator on one side of
the cab so  that visitors can position themselves like an engineer
running a real Norfolk  Southern locomotive.” 
	The cab is part of SD-40  Locomotive #1594, a diesel-electric
locomotive built in June 1966 by General  Motors Electro-Motive
Division (EMD). Its 16-cylinder engine generated 3,000  horsepower.
The locomotive cab was donated to the Museum by Norfolk Southern,  and
restoration services were donated by Lanford Brothers, Inc. 
	About the Virginia Museum of  Transportation: 

	Home to two of the most powerful  steam locomotives in existence in
the world today—the Class A #1218 and the  Class J #611—the
Virginia Museum of Transportation regularly attracts visitors  of all
ages from across the U.S. and 45 foreign countries each year. Through 
exhibits, artifacts, and a world-class collection of rail equipment,
cars,  trucks, airplanes, and more, the Museum tells the rich story of
Virginia’s  transportation heritage, with a special focus on the
contributions and  achievements of men and women from across the
Roanoke region. 
	The Virginia Museum of  Transportation is the Commonwealth of
Virginia’s Official Transportation Museum  located in the historic
N&W Freight Station at 303 Norfolk Avenue, Roanoke,  VA. Open
Monday-Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 1-5. www.vmt.org [1] 

	 

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