With a volcanic smoke plume, N&W 611 pounds through Harrisburg, leading the northbound return portion of a round trip excursion between Spencer and Charlotte, NC. No diesel assist on today’s rel... (more)

N&W 611 rolls down the former Southern Railway mainline, leading the southbound return portion of an excursion between Spencer, NC and Lynchburg, VA. Behind the auxiliary water car, NS SD40-2 6110... (more)

The southbound return leg of "The Virginian" crosses the high trestle across the Big Otter river near Evington (located between Altavista and Lynchburg) on a crystal clear day in the Vir... (more)

The thunder of Class J 611 breaks the silence of a graveyard in Salisbury as a warm sunlight covers the gravestones.

Norfolk & Western 611 leads the southbound Charlotte Special out of the yard in Spencer and through Salisbury Wye on its way toward the Queen City

Norfolk & Western 611 leads the southbound Virginian through a small cemetery on the south side of Reidsville, NC

Norfolk & Western 611 leads the southbound Charlotte Special through Kannapolis, NC

Norfolk & Western 611 leads the northbound Charlotte Special through China Grove, NC on the way back to Spencer

Norfolk & Western 611 leads the northbound Virginian across the trestle at Altavista on its way toward a layover in Lynchburg

During its first-ever visit to the Charlotte Regional Intermodal Facility, Norfolk and Western 611 eases along between the airport runways as they prepare to turn train 957 for its trip back to Sp... (more)

While 611 is just getting started on its 2017 excursion season, a look back to 2016 shows us a view that is no longer possible with NS having replaced the CPL signals at Montvale.

The golden light of a beautiful sunrise reflects off the plume of N&W 611 on a chilly spring morning as it stomps off the grounds of the NCTM, beginning it's long day of pulling an excursion to Ly... (more)

MOBERLY MO Sept 16 1979 -- Norfolk & Western C30-7 8036, handling the head end of a mixed freight, has stopped just past mile post 148 .

"The Queen of Steam Thundering North" With a fully booked train consisting of some of the finest private railcars in America, NS train 958 thunders Northbound on the former Southern Rai... (more)

The springtime morning air is cool, but crisp in Salisbury, North Carolina as Roanoke's best, the J-Class 611, slowly eases out of town. With a train full of passengers, the 611 put on a once-in-a... (more)