Winston Link, a Brooklyn native spent his life chronically the American steam engine and in particular the Norfolk Western/Southern organization. A self taught master this building houses the vast majority of his work and is a MUST SEE for both train buffs and phot arts...More

Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 This photographic art gallery and museum pays tribute to O. Winston Link, whose love of the Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W) steam locomotives and its personnel led him to capture the dying days of steam train power along this railroad. His...More

The O. Winston Link Museum is co-located with the Roanoke Visitors' Center. O. Winston Link was a commercial photographer whose studio was in New York, but who decided to document the dying age of steam trains through photographs taken, mostly in the 50s, and mostly...More

This is the definitive museum for those interested in this great railway photographer. As well as a huge collection of his work there are thorough descriptions of how he achieved his wonderful results. I spent hours there.

Really amazing work by the photographer who dedicated 5 years in taking great pictures of steam engine trains! An exhibit worth seeing!

We became familiar with O. Winston Link via a visit to Green Cove Station on the Creeper Trail: one of his photos was taken there and is on display along with some of his books. As a former photo hobbyist (before digital), I was interested...More

The museum has a great photograph history of the ages of steem trains and a past way of life. The changes in photos makes it a quality experience on return visits.

Mr. Link was a brilliant photographer. As a professional photographer I admire what he accomplished with flash, and how he built a system for photographing steam locomotives at night. The old train station that houses the museum downstairs shows how brilliant this man was. A...More

his photography is incredible and enjoyed the history. also rode the train excursion that afternoon of the subject of some of his vintage photos, the Pocahontas.

Enjoyed the large display of O. Winston Link photos plus other artifacts and interesting historical displays.