Hemmings Daily: Fire consumes Commonwealth Coach & Trolley Museum in Roanoke, Virginia

Photo by Amy Friedenberger, The Roanoke Times. Since opening to the public in 2000, the Commonwealth Coach & Trolley Museum in Roanoke, Virginia, has educated visitors about the history, use and efficiency of public transit, while also providing transportation services for area non-profits and public events. As The Roanoke Times reports, a two-alarm fire that began in the early morning hours of November 1 has destroyed the museum's home on 18th Street S.W., and with it, nearly half its collection of coaches. [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Thursday, November 2, 2017 [Fire consumes Commonwealth Coach & Trolley Museum in Roanoke, Virginia]( [Fire consumes Commonwealth Coach & Trolley Museum in Roanoke, Virginia]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Photo by Amy Friedenberger, The Roanoke Times. 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