The Roanoke Shops (also called the East End Shops) is a Norfolk Southern workshop and maintenance facility in Roanoke, Virginia.Between 1884 and 1953, the shops produced 447 steam locomotives, all for the Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W). The Roanoke Locomotive Shops famous known steam locomotives preserved were Norfolk and Western 611, a N&W Class J 4 …

Roanoke (/ ˈ r oʊ. ə ˌ n oʊ k / ROH-ə-nohk) is an independent city in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 100,011, making it the 8th most populous city in Virginia and the largest city in Virginia west of Richmond.It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia.. Roanoke is the largest municipality in Southwest Virginia, and ...