A clerk for the N&W Railraod holds up trainorders for the fireman of No. 611 as the crew prepares for departure.

Several cars of railfans are lined up as N&W 611 returns west with an evening excursion.

611 arrives back at Strasburg with a long excursion train.

N&W 611 gets back on the move out of Cherry Hill.

611 arrives back at Strasburg with the last excursion of the day.

Tom Golden photo.

A momentary break in the clouds at sunrise presents a dramatic scene at Verdant View Farm as N&W No. 611 charges west through the rural countryside.

Storm Light

N&W No. 382 leads a small mixed freight over the "Pumpkinville Turnpike" in Paradise, PA.

Dressed as No. 382, Strasburg Rail Road's 1906 built No. 475 was perfor... (more)

A small mixed freight, led by one of Norfolk & Western's 4-8-0 "Mastodon's" travels west at sunrise through rural Virginia in '61.

An early morning mixed freight led by N&W 4-8-0 No. 475 catches the glint of a rising sun.

Roosters get a day off at Verdant View Farm as the "Queen of Steam" welcomes daybreak with an impressive plume and a hearty whistle!

N&W 611 is seen here making its return on the 2:00 train gliding into the yard at Strasburg. The fields shown here are representative of the Amish country seen around Lancaster, Pennsylvania - wit... (more)

The Norfolk & Western 611's home railroad, the N&W was host to a very unique kind of signal known as the Color Position Light signal. They were the mainstay of home-N&W territories for many years,... (more)

N&W 611 "Queen of Steam" pulls into the platform at Strasburg. Although not 100% prototypical to the N&W era, the B&W edit makes for a great photo op.

A new day dawns at the Strasburg Rail Road