TODAY

Images of the Rail: Norfolk and Western Railway and One Engineer's Life

The exhibit features 38 archival photographs from the book by Nelson Harris. With views of the rugged and, at times, dangerous days of railroading in the late 1880s to the rise of the N&W as a member of America's corporate elite, these pictures convey the railroad's storied history. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Virginia Museum of Transportation. 342-5670.

TUESDAY

Storytime: The Skin You Live In

An event of The Big Read Roanoke Valley. 10:30 a.m. Gainsboro Library, 15 Patton Ave., Roanoke. 344-9851.

Financial Planning Seminar

The subject will be "Who Do You Want to Settle Your Estate?" presented by Bob Bryant of National Bank Trust Department. 2 p.m. Warm Hearth, Karr Activity Center, Blacksburg. 443-3423.