The Southern/NS steam program ran trips from Alexandria, Virginia to Charlottesville every year. The southbound route offered a lot of well-lit locations, but the return trip, with its mid afterno... (more)

N&W 611 stretches her legs while en route home to Roanoke, VA from Spencer, NC. She would steam into the Virginia Museum of Transportation later this day for a homecoming event and reunion with #... (more)

Battling the Blue Ridge grade, Norfolk & Western No. 611 passes the color position light signals as it works its old home turf between Roanoke and Lynchburg, Va.

Norfolk & Western No. 611 splits the classic color position light signals at Montvale as it heads from Roanoke to Lynchburg. The clouds parted briefly 20 seconds before the train's arrival here.

Norfolk & Western No. 611 sees no need to stop for coal at the tower at Vicker, Va.

N&W #611 climbs over the crest in Bedford, VA leading a return excursion under dreary skies from Lynchburg, VA to Roanoke.

N&W #611 puts on a good show as she makes her way westbound through Villamont, VA on a dark and dreary day in July.

N&W #611 splits a pair of CPL signals as she climbs the grade at Blue Ridge with a passenger extra en route to Lynchburg, VA. Got quite a show on the second day of excursions with a powerful plum... (more)

Norfolk & Western #611 charges over the grade at Blue Ridge, VA passing a set of CPL signals with a passenger extra en route to Lynchburg, VA

Norfolk & Western No. 611 barrels east in a Railroad: Norfolk & Western
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Elliston, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: NW 611
Train ID: NS 958
Photo Date: July 03, 2015

N&W 611 putting on a show on a damp morning as she forces herself up the grade headed east through Blue Ridge, VA. 611 will make her way to Lynchburg, VA and head back to Roanoke, VA for the new t... (more)

N&W 611 puts on a show as she works hard to climb the Christiansburg grade.

The N&W Class J 611 heads east over the James River Trestle on this cold, rainy day. The engine was being moved for the upcoming weekend excursion at Manassas, Va.

N&W Class J 611 eastbound through Glenvar VA on a roundtrip Roanoke VA to Walton VA excursion