Mack, best know for it's excellent trucks, also built buses at its Allentown, PA plant. Our Coach no. 319 is an excellent example. The 319 was one of 20 Mack buses delivered to Roanoke Railway and Electric in August of 1947. This was part of RR&E's effort to replace their streetcars with the more flexible motorcoach. Shortly after the transition to an all-motorcoach fleet, RR&E changed their name and became Safety Motor Transit.

Like many buses during this period, the 319 served double duty, serving as both a city transit bus, and a city school bus.

In the early 1960's the 319 was removed from regular service and donated to the Virginia Museum of Transportation. November of 1985 brought heavy rains to the valley and VMOT's facilities along the Roanoke River were flooded, causing extensive damage. The 319 floated downstream approximately 100 yards coming to rest is a ditch. It was cleaned up and moved to VMOT's new facilities along Norfolk Ave. where is stayed until a refocusing of VMOT's mission brought it our collection in 1999.