page_title: Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park
section_title: Displays and museums
hierarchical_section_title: Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park / Displays and museums
caption_attribution_description: Retired Norfolk &amp; Western Railway cupola caboose repainted and renamed as W&amp;OD No. 504 after relocating to Washington &amp; Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park near former W&amp;OD station in Herndon, Virginia (https://web.archive.org/web/20160729215343/http://www.herndonhistoricalsociety.org/)
context_page_description: The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park is a linear regional park in Northern Virginia. The park's primary feature is the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail, an asphalt-surfaced paved rail trail that runs through densely populated urban and suburban communities as well as through rural areas. Most of the trail travels on top of the rail bed of the former Washington and Old Dominion Railroad, which closed in 1968.
  Although the park is 44.8 miles long, it is only about 100 feet wide. The rail trail is approximately 10 feet wide through much of its length and is a shared use path that is suitable for walking, running, cycling, and roller skating. A crushed bluestone surfaced bridle path travels near the paved trail in the park's most westerly 32 miles.
  NOVA Parks administers and maintains the park and its trails. NOVA Parks keeps most of the parkland surrounding the trails in a natural state. The park authority has placed alongside the paved trail a series of mile markers and a number of interpretative exhibits that describe the historic and natural features of the park.
context_section_description: The Norfolk Southern Railway and its predecessors have donated three cabooses for display along the W&OD Trail.  While none of these resemble the cabooses that once travelled along the route of the W&OD Railroad, two of the three cars house exhibits of materials relating to the W&OD Railroad and Trail.
  A Southern Railway bay window caboose (number X441) within the Bluemont Junction Railroad Display in Arlington exhibits photographs, maps and other information related to the County's railroads and trolleys. Staffed by a County park ranger, the caboose is open to the public on weekend afternoons from the Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. The display also contains outdoor signage and photographs that describe and illustrate the history of the W&OD Railroad and of its junction that once operated at the site of the exhibit, as well as a metallic crossbuck and a metallic marker post that was once located 1 mile (1.6 km) from a station.
  A cupola caboose near the Trail in Vienna Centennial Park contains a museum that houses materials that the W&OD Railroad once used. Staffed by members of the Optimist Club of Greater Vienna, bearing on its sides the name "WASHINGTON & OLD DOMINION RAILROAD" and numbered 503, the caboose is open to the public during the afternoons on selected weekends and holidays. Near the caboose is a historical marker, an NVRPA information sign, a metallic crossbuck on a wooden post and a metallic marker post that was once located 1 mile (1.6 km) from a station.  A metallic white railroad whistle post with black markings is located in Vienna Centennial Park on the north side of the Trail between Church Street NE and the caboose.
  Adjacent to the Trail in Vienna, the Freeman Store houses a museum of the town's history. The museum contains maps, books and other materials that relate to the W&OD Railroad.  Operated by Historic Vienna, Inc., the museum is open to the public during the afternoons of each week from Wednesdays through Sundays.
  The W&OD Railroad station in Vienna houses a museum and a model railroad layout.  Operated by the Northern Virginia Model Railroaders, Inc., the museum displays materials that the W&OD Railroad once used and a model of the station as it appeared when steam locomotives stopped at the station.  The model railroad and museum is open to the public during the afternoon of one Saturday of each month except June and August.
  The W&OD Railroad station in Herndon houses the Herndon Depot Museum, which the Herndon Historical Society operates.  The museum, which is open on Sundays from noon to 3:00 p.m. from March to mid-December, displays photographs and newspaper articles relating to the history of the Town of Herndon and the W&OD Railroad.
  The museum also contains materials that the railroad once used. The museum additionally contains information about the history of a nearby Norfolk and Western Railway cupola caboose whose sides bore the name and logo of the W&OD Railroad and the number 504 in 2006. A railroad whistle post is located near the caboose
  The W&OD Railroad station in Purcellville houses the Loudoun Visitors Center.  The Visitors Center contains a W&OD Railroad historical display and hosts wine-tasting events.  The Visitors Center is open from noon to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from late April through October.
  An overlook at the Luck Stone Quarry east of Goose Creek displays a large trap rock quarry. This mineral provides bulk for concrete, macadam and paving stones.
caption: Retired Norfolk & Western Railway caboose repainted and renamed to W&OD 504 after relocating to W&OD Railroad Regional Park near Herndon Depot Museum (August 2012)
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