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Anyone can proclaim themselves King of the World until someone takes the 
trouble to make them stop. In this case it would probably be quite a bit 
of trouble.
That's why there are at least two "National Railroad Museums".

Jeff Cornelius

nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:
> "I'm unfamiliar with the Railroad Museum of Virginia. 
> Does anyone know where that is?  Is it what is planned
> for the lower level of Richmond's Broad Street
> station?" - Dr. Frank Scheer
> 
> 
> From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
> To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 8:41 AM
> Subject: Railroad Museum of Virginia
> 
> I hadn't heard of this either.  A quick search on the
> web turned up a couple of articles from the Virginian
> Pilot on June 23, 2003 and August 25, 2005.  The
> museum will be located in Portsmouth and is in the
> planning stages, with some equipment already procured
> (two mail cars, a caboose and a diner). It is being
> led by a nonprofit group led by Willard J. Moody Sr.,
> a lawyer and former Democratic state senator.
> 
> Ken Moss, Charlottesville, VA
> 
> 
> This Moody has to be the infamous Portsmouth, VA,
> lawyer who specialized in cases bringing suit against
> the N & W and NS in Portsmouth where the juries were
> notorious for ruling in favor of the plaintiff.  If
> so, he should be wealthly enough to bankroll a museum
> himself.  Anybody know if he is the one?
>  
> Gordon
> 
> 
> To: "N&W Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> 
> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 03:03:58 +0000 
> From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
> Subject:  Re: Railroad Museum of Virginia
> 
> He is the one and the same.  I ride by the equipment,
> parked on the old SAL terminal lead at the Portsmouth
> entrance to the Downtown tunnel, every day on my way
> home from work.  The caboose has been repainted and
> looks pretty good but the baggage cars and MOW diner
> still need a lot of work.
> 
> Jerry Kay, Portsmouth, Virginia
> 
> 
> February 13, 2005
> 
> Hello, all:
> 
> Thanks for the various answers on this topic.  So,
> does anyone have insights as to what the long-range
> plan for exhibits at this museum will be, other
> equipment acquisitions, or the real estate area
> available for exhibits?  It remains interesting to me
> that other organizations with more extensive
> collections or better locations were by-passed in
> receiving the title "Railroad Museum of Virginia."
> 
> Good morning,
> 
> Frank
> 
> 
> 
> =====
> Dr. Frank R. Scheer, Curator
> Railway Mail Service Library, Inc.
> f_scheer at yahoo.com
> (202) 268-2121 - weekday office
> (540) 837-9090 - weekend afternoons 
> in the former N&W station on VA rte 723 
> 117 East Main Street 
> Boyce  VA  22620-9639
>  
> Visit at http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org
> 
> 
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