Road Switcher No. 40 of the Virginian Railway sits outside the old Roanoke Roundhouse awaiting another assignment. This diesel-electric locomotive is a model H-16-44 built by the Fairbanks-Morse Company. Number 40 was built in 1956. The Virginian was primarily a coalhauling line which operated between 1909 and 1959. This railroad was a modern, well-engineered line with all-new infrastructure and could operate more efficiently than its larger competitors. Engine 40 was purchased near the end of the steam and ushered in both a new era of locomotive power and the end of the Virginian Railway. Framed original Oil on Stretched Canvas painting measures 16" x 20"