Take a look at the Virginia Museum of Transportation!
September 2014
Join us to celebrate grandparents and grandchildren
and everyone in between!

Sponsored by AARP
AARP members (with card) admitted FREE

$5 admission. Museum Members and
infants two and under admitted free.
Train Rides: $3 per person per ride,
including Museum and AARP members.

First 250 visitors receive a free gift from AARP.
FREE ICE CREAM FOR ALL!

*Train rides provided by the Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society
Educators are invited to experience the VMT for FREE!

Teachers, need some help making lessons fun, exciting, and entertaining? A class field trip to VMT might be just what you need!
 
The Museum is happy to offer a free pass to Virginia-based educators so they can see firsthand what the museum can offer school groups when they visit.
 

The Museum's collection of trains, planes, automobiles, and transportation artifacts can be integrated into lessons in endless ways. When you schedule your class visit, you can choose between a self-guided tour or a guided tour with activities presented by museum educators. Our programs are SOL aligned and our educators are happy to customize any program to meet the specific needs of a teacher, class, or home school group.

 

To receive your free educator pass, please complete the registration form on our website. Note: You must present the form and your school ID at the ticket window to receive free admission for yourself and one guest. This offer is good for one visit per year. Home school educators should contact Courtney Plaster. 
 
For more information or to schedule your visit, contact Courtney Plaster by email or by calling 540-342-5670 ext 108. 


VMT to participate in Smithsonian Magazine's Museum Day Live!

The Virignia Museum of Transportation is once again participating in Smithsonian Museum Day LIVE on Saturday, September 27.

Download your FREE admission pass for two by clicking here. You can also choose to visit hundreds of other museums across the country.
VMT NEWS
Fun for the entire family
SAVE THE DATES!

Save the dates for these upcoming fun events!

Amtrak Exhibit Train
Saturday, October 18 and
Sunday, October 19
Excited about passenger service coming to Roanoke? Then you'll want to see the Amtrak Exhibit Train in our Railyard. Stay tuned for more details.

Candy Cane Express
Saturday, December 6 and
Sunday, December 7

The most affordable (and awesome!) family holiday event in the Roanoke Valley. TRAIN RIDES! Take your own picture with Santa. Make an ornament for your holiday tree. Hear stories about life in the North Pole from Evvy the Elf. Enjoy a special program in our N&W Safety Car Theater presented by the Roanoke County Children's Library. 

Exclusive 611 Merchandise available in our Museum Store! 

End your summer on a 611 note! Selected 611 t-shirts and hats are on sale NOW through September 7 at the Museum or online!

 
Visit the Queen of Steam! 
Behind-the-scenes 611 restoration tours at NCTM run Fridays through Sundays
 
The 611 mechanical team is making great progress on 611's restoration which is now underway in the Bob Julian Roundhouse at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. Special tours are available most Fridays through Sundays (some blackout dates apply) at 1:30 pm. Tours are limited to 30 people.
 
The tours begin with a presentation of the locomotive's history and restoration, and includes a walking tour to see the engine's progress close-up. Please wear closed toe shoes to visit 611! Tours are led by Preston Claytor, chairman of the Fire Up 611 committee, or other committee members who are experts in the history and technology of this iconic locomotive!
 
For more information and to order tickets in advance, visit the North Carolina Transportation Museum.


A VMT Grandparents Membership is the most affordable -- and fun! -- option for grandparents and grandchildren
in the Roanoke Valley!

Build special memories and enjoy a year of special events, big trains, classic cars, and high-in-the-sky airplanes!

The Virginia Museum of Transportation offers the most affordable memberships in the Roanoke Valley. For just $40 per year, grandparents and their grandchildren enjoy free admission year-round (including special events), discounts in the Museum Store (online too!) and reduced prices for our popular Wings & Wheels Summer Camp programs.

Any Museum Member can purchase Anybody Passes -- 10 passes for just $20 -- to bring extended family, friends, neighbors -- anybody! -- at a deep discount.

Not a Museum Member? Get on board and join today! You're already a Museum Member? Tell your friends about memberships at the VMT!

Happenings: Road. Rail. Air.      

September 6: Preston Oaks Baptist Church 4th Annual Car Show.

September 11-14: Norfolk & Western Historical Society: Archives Work Session. 

September 13: Olde Salem Days Auto Show. Hosted by the Roanoke Valley Antique Automobile Club and the Rotary Club of Salem. In Salem, VA.
 
September 27: Norfolk & Western Historical Society: GOB Work Session.

September 28: Blue Ridge National Railway Historical Society's annual picnic.

Monthly - Second and Fourth Thursdays at 7 pm: The International Plastic Modelers' Society, Roanoke Valley Chapter hosts building and business meetings at the Museum each month, and competes in area shows. The entrance is on the back of the Museum just off the Rail Walk and around the corner from the Jupiter Rocket.   
 
Weekly - Tuesdays:  The Roanoke Valley Model Engineers work on their ON30, HO, Lionel and N scale layouts each week in the basement of the Museum from 6:30 to 8 pm. The entrance is downstairs at the back of the Museum around the corner from the Jupiter Rocket. The club also welcomes younger hobbyists ages 8 - 18 to learn about model railroading. New members welcome!   
 
Monthly - Second Wednesday:  Blue Ridge Chapter, National Railway Historical Society meets at Charley's Restaurant, 707 Graves Mills Road, Lynchburg, VA. Dinner begins at 6 pm. Official chapter meeting begins at 7:30 pm.
 
Monthly - Third Thursday: Roanoke Chapter, National Railway Historical Society meets in the auditorium at the O. Winston Link Museum at 7:30 pm.
 
For more information about events, attractions, and lodging in and around the region, visit the Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau.     
 
Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc. 
540-342-5670 | http://www.vmt.org
303 Norfolk Ave
Roanoke, VA 24016

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