Amtrak Exhibit Train
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Virginia Museum of Transportation 303 Norfolk Avenue SW, Roanoke, Virginia 24016
Can you hear the sound of a whistle? That’s the Amtrak Exhibit Train coming to the Virginia Transportation Museum on Saturday, October 18 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm and Sunday, October 19 from 1 pm – 5pm.
Climb aboard, take a free, self-guided tour to learn about Amtrak’s history, and catch a glimpse into the company’s future. Displays include vintage advertising, past menus and dinnerware, period uniforms, photographs, and other items of memorabilia from Amtrak’s creation in 1971 to a model of today’s modern-sleeping accommodations and high-speed rail service displays. Interactive displays include railroad horns, trivia questions, workable signals and an engineer’s stand.
Whether you’ve been riding since the company’s beginning, or just part of it, there is something on the Exhibit Train that’s guaranteed to strike a chord. Join us and discover more about America’s love of trains.