The northbound "Virginian" from Spencer to Lynchburg sweeps through the S-curve just north of Jamestown with the sleek 4-8-4 running under a full head of steam.
Bedtime for 611. The photo shoot is over, the actors are gone and the photographers are already headed for the parking lot. The crew from Fire-up 611 moves in to secure the engine for the ... (more)
Steam on the Blue Ridge District N&W 611 is leading the morning excursion from Roanoke as it heads through Webster Virginia. Drowned out by the cloud of smoke is a pair of orig... (more)
Living on borrowed time.... With her days of service numbered, a Norfolk & Western J-Class Steam Locomotive is in the care of the night hostlers as a leased diesel-electric cab unit approac... (more)
The more time I spend along the Norfolk and Western in Virginia, the more I absolutely fall in love with it. Shots like this abound- you just need to know where to look. An incident with the own... (more)
Independence Day, 1955 or 2015? You decide. N&W Class J #611 accelerates out of Vicker, VA with the eastbound Pelican. A lineside dog is not impressed by the J's throaty whistle sounding for th... (more)
I started devouring Lucius Beebe books in the 1950's. I saw his "Burning of Rome" smoke plumes and thought that was how steam locomotives always looked. Boy, did I ever want to see that! Flash for... (more)
It's as if time itself has stopped. We see N&W 611 on her way back home to Roanoke once again for an upcoming excursion ducking underneath the classic SOU signals with a flagman protecting the cro... (more)
The "Spirit of Roanoke" steams southbound through High Point.
611 during the FiredUp! photo charter!
A friendly wave by the engineer of AMTK 194 as Old meets new. Separated by 65 years of history but providing the same form of service, Amtrak engine 194 passes famed N&W J1 611 in the Manassas, V... (more)
The Queen of Steam runs north through Jamestown on its return trip to the Star City, Roanoke, Virginia.
The J: At the end one of the first public excursions pulled by 611 in her third career, N&W's classic J locomotive was swarmed by fans.
