I saw this trestle when we went over it while riding the train out to Lynchburg, but GPS showed no access roads to get to it. On the way back however, I noticed some cars parked on a gravel road ... (more)

After wying the train in Lynchburg, Norfolk & Western 611 glides under the old bridge in Lowry as it heads back toward Roanoke on the first trip of the weekend

Norfolk & Western 611 returns to Roanoke with the first run of the Powhatan Arrow as it passes the East End Shops

Norfolk & Western 611 brings the westbound Powhatan Arrow through Bonsack as it hits the homestretch back to Roanoke after a round trip to Lynchburg

Norfolk & Western 611 brings the westbound Powhatan Arrow through Bonsack as it hits the homestretch back to Roanoke after a round trip to Lynchburg

Norfolk & Western leads the westbound Pocahontas run through Shawsville on the way towards Walton

611 storms through the S-curve below Friendship Road on the upgrade climb towards Christiansburg. This spot was made famous by photographer Bob Lyndall when he photographed 611 here in the 1980s.... (more)

This is what it’s all about! My boys and I had the opportunity to see N&W 611 under steam as it made round trips from Roanoke to Lynchburg and Walton Virginia. This was the first time they had e... (more)

Having just turned the wye at Walton, NS 958 with N&W 611 accelerates East back towards Roanoke.

After a spirited cab ride up Christianburg Grade, Ross Rowland converses with famed N&W author Lewis Ingles “Bud” Jeffries. Rowland is the famed part-owner of C&O 4-8-4 #614, and industry-reno... (more)

N&W 611 eases her train across the south fork of the Roanoke River as she makes he way west towards Walton, Virginia.

The engineer on 611 throttles up the westbound "Powhatan Arrow" as it heads back to Roanoke on the first excursion of the weekend.