The "Spirit of Roanoke" steams southbound through High Point.

The Cavalier rolls west past the Bethlehem Cemetery with the return trip to Lynchburg.

Norfolk & Western's only remaining, of 14 built; J-Class 4-8-4 #611 leads NS 957 Westbound back to Lynchburg, VA during an afternoon thunderstorm just outside of Wilsons alongside US Hwy 460.

Norfolk & Western's only remaining, of 14 built; J-Class 4-8-4 #611 leads NS 957 Westbound back to Lynchburg past the classic N&W CPL signals at Evans.

Scattered showers move in during the Cavaliers return trip from Petersburg on what was a hot summer day.

NW 611 is on its first run for the Manassas trip to Front royal, VA.

The engineer puts out a nice plume of smoke to the delight of all gathered to watch the final American excursion head west towards Front Royal.

N&W 611 crosses over an Ex Southern Railway bridge on the NS B Line with 'The American', on its way back to Manassas.

Through a canopy of trees, 611 heads east to Manassas to the delight of all who have gathered trackside to see live steam.

Delaplane is a shot that everyone and their brother seemed to want to get. Shortly after Delaplane is this shot coming into Rectortown, and it was a little less crowded. 611 makes her way back t... (more)

Streamliner: As one of only a handful of surviving streamlined steam locomotives in the U.S., N&W 611 is a pleasure to watch from the trackside.

The Queen of Steam runs north passing the Signals at "Pennrington" just north of Reidsville on its trip back the Star City, Roanoke, Virginia.

NS 957 spotting her passenger cars in the yard at Manassas for the trip home in the morning.

Norfolk and Western passes by a grain elevator in Marshall on the way back to Manassas with 'The American'. More railfans than I could count were here at this location to watch the J roll by.

Rolling west on the old Southern "B" Line on the the second American excursion between Manassas and Front Royal, 611 comes out of a super-elevated curve near the Chateau O'Brien Winery. ... (more)