WELCOME FROM THE DIRECTOR
Beverly T. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Executive Director
It’s a great day at the Virginia Museum of Transportation! We’re so glad you stopped by to visit our web site. We hope you’ll visit the Museum in person, too, soon and often!
We could surely use your help. To improve our exhibits, we're seeking the opinions of our members, area residents, visitors, and even those who have never been here. We want to know what you value, and what you would travel here to see. I encourage you to complete a brief survey online so that we can hear from you.
We’re located in Roanoke, Virginia, the home of the legendary Norfolk & Western Shops. The employees there combined hard work and ingenuity to create the most powerful steam locomotives ever built. The last two that still exist anywhere in the world are right here—the Class A 1218 and the Class J 611. To see them together will take your breath away. Our collection contains other treasures too, representing all modes of transportation.
We are working hard to improve this Museum every day. People visit from around the world and tell us they are noticing the changes. In particular, we are trying to tell more stories about people, the human side of the transportation industry. In getting from one place to another and having goods available from far-flung shores, we’ve all shared the experience of transportation. We all have a story to tell, and we look forward to hearing yours.