Partners
The following organizations share our love of railroading. Many serve as a repository of cataloged materials, regularly publish newsletters, offer railroad specific memorabilia, and aid authors with research access for developing books about their specialty. Memberships, newsletter subscription, book, and railroad specific memorabilia can be obtained by visiting their websites.
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Waynesboro Department of Tourism
Waynesboro Department of Tourism
301 West Main Street
Waynesboro, VA 22980Phone: 540-942-6570
Email: yourway@visitwaynesboro.comWaynesboro sits at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway meet. Cited as one of the best small cities in the Shenandoah Valley, keep up to date on events and things to do and see by visiting their website.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society
Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society,
312 East Ridgeway St.,
Clifton Forge, VA 24422
Phone: 540-862-2210Located in Clifton Forge Va., the Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society regularly publishes a newsletter and magazine with materials specific to the Chesapeake & Ohio and its railroad subsidiaries. They operate the C&O Railway Heritage Center with an outdoor display of railroad locomotives and rolling stock, indoor displays of artifacts and models, and a gift shop featuring select items. Public visitation of the Heritage Center Mueseum is welcome. A small admission is charged.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum
901 West Pratt St.
Baltimore, MD 21223Phone: 410-752-2490
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum is located immediately west of downtown Baltimore, MD. The Museum features a covered roundhouse with locomotives and other equipment inside. Outdoor displays include a very large collection of locomotives and rolling stock. Public visitation of the Museum is welcome. A small admission is charged to visit the Museum.
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Norfolk and Western Historical Society
Norfolk and Western Historical Society
P.O. Box 13908
Roanoke, VA 24038The Norfolk and Western Historical Society is located in Roanoke Va. This organization organizes archival information about the Norfolk and Western Railroad and the Virginian railroad. While the NWHS does interact with the Public, it does not have materials on exhibition. It does publish a bi-monthly magazine called The Arrow .
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Virginia Museum of Transportation
Virginia Museum of Transportation
303 Norfolk Ave. SW
Roanoke, VA 24016Phone: 540-342-5670
The Virginia Museum of Transportation is located in Roanoke Va. and features exhibits of all forms of transportation, but particular to railroading, is home to a large outdoor display of locomotives and railcars. Public visitation of the Museum is welcome. A small admission is charged to visit the Museum.
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Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel Foundation
Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail
Afton, VA 22920The Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel is a historical landmark and a must-visit destination for adventure seekers. Lace up your hiking boots and explore the 4,273-foot-long tunnel which runs through Afton Mountain in Virginia.
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Gypsy Express Mini-Train
600 Churchville Ave
Staunton, VA 24401The Gypsy Express is a short, fun ride around a scenic area of Staunton’s Gypsy Hill Park. Today's riders are frequently the children and grandchildren of those who first rode the mini train more than a half-century ago. The Gypsy Express has been sharing fun and adventure with the young and young at heart for 60 years. Get in on the great Staunton train adventure!
Hours: 1 to 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, May through October. The Gypsy Express does not run in the rain.
Tickets: $1 per person. All rides are free on July 4 and Labor Day.
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Virginia Scenic Railway
12 Middlebrook Ave.
Staunton, VA 24401Phone: 434-391-9772
Step aboard Virginia’s only regularly scheduled tourist train excursion and ride the rails through the legendary Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Owned and Operated by Buckingham Branch Railroad.