VIRGINIAN RAILWAY DAY at VMT

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I am pleased to say that the long sought after "VIRGINIAN DAY"  at the 
Virginian Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia will actually  happen 
and the date is Saturday, September 24. While some details are still  not firm 
the event will focus on displays of Virginian artifacts and  collectibles 
with knowledgeable hosts to describe the history and operation of  each VGN 
piece in the yard.  These include:  the combination  operator's shanty from 
Ellett, Virginia now painted in correct colors, open,  furnished and manned 
to depict it in operation in the 1950's; Virginian's  steam locomotive number 
4, the sole remaining Virginian steam  locomotive; Class EL-C, General 
Electric rectifier, number 135, a  member of the last type of new locomotives 
Virginian acquired in 1956 and 1957;  Virginian caboose 321, class C-10, built 
in 1949 by St. Louis Car Company; the  Virginian Room featuring displays of 
VGN collectibles from personal  collections;  the Virginian Gallery with 
items from the  museum's collection; and a privately owned, recently restored, 
VGN Sheffield  motor car, built in 1921, equipped and manned as though in 
service in the  mid 1950's in a "living history" style presentation.  
 
Former Virginian men will be the guests of honor that day and,  along with 
VGN historians, will be available to describe features of the  equipment and 
to relate stories of their work days.
 
Aubrey Wiley
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