Norfolk Southern Motive Power Building

Norfolk Southern Motive Power Building is a building in Roanoke, Southwest Virginia, Virginia. Norfolk Southern Motive Power Building is situated near O. Winston Link Museum, as well as near the tourism office Roanoke Valley Visitors Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Taubman Museum of Art and Roanoke station.

Taubman Museum of Art

Museum

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The Taubman Museum of Art, formerly the Art Museum of Western Virginia, is an art museum in downtown Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Formally established in 1951, the museum was housed in several locations around Roanoke before moving in 2008 to its current home, a contemporary architecture building designed by Randall Stout. Taubman Museum of Art is situated 690 feet southwest of Norfolk Southern Motive Power Building.

Roanoke station

Railway station

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Roanoke station is a train station in Roanoke, Virginia, the current southern terminus of Amtrak's Northeast Regional line. Built in 2017, it follows several other Roanoke passenger stations that operated from the 1850s to 1979. Roanoke station is situated 1,500 feet west of Norfolk Southern Motive Power Building.

Gainsboro Branch Library

Library

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The Gainsboro Branch Library is a historic library building located in the Gainsboro neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1941–1942 and is a one-story, seven-bay brick building built with an L-plan and gabled roof, and designed in the Tudor Revival style. Gainsboro Branch Library is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Norfolk Southern Motive Power Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wasena and Mountain View.

Wasena

Quarter

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Wasena is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in south, central Roanoke bisected by U.S. Route 221, immediately to the south of the Roanoke River.

Mountain View

Quarter

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Mountain View is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in central Roanoke north of the Roanoke River. It borders the neighborhoods of Norwich on the west, West End on the east, Hurt Park on the north and Raleigh Court and Wasena on the south. Mountain View is situated 1½ miles west of Norfolk Southern Motive Power Building.

West End

Suburb

West End is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in central Roanoke south of the Norfolk Southern railyard. It borders the neighborhoods of Hurt Park and Mountain View on the west, Downtown on the east, Gilmer on the north across the Norfolk Southern railyard and Old Southwest on the south. West End is situated 2 miles west of Norfolk Southern Motive Power Building.

Norfolk Southern Motive Power Building

Type: Building
Location: Roanoke, Southwest Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.27389° or 37° 16′ 26″ north

Longitude

-79.9364° or 79° 56′ 11″ west

Open location code

879273F7+HC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 169295419

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: O. Winston Link Museum and Roanoke Valley Visitors Center.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Domino’s and Roanoke Shops.

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