611 starts her first trip of 2 on this gorgeous morning.
Very few things symbolize N&W more than code line and CPL's. The 611 looks right at home passing the CPL at Concord, VA on its excursion run to Petersburg.
Father and Son kneel down to discuss and have a look at the 611 and freshly painted 3170 Southern High Hood in the yard, at North Carolina's Transportation Museum.
It's around 7:30am and 611 has a full day of run-by's ahead of her for the Fired Up Photo charter which would last until 10pm that evening. We never got to see 611 pose under the water column, but... (more)
In a scene straight out of 1955, N&W #611 leads an eastbound train past the CPL's at Bowler.
Norfolk & Western J Class 611 rolls through the quiet town of Evergreen, Va pulling the "Cavalier" excursion from Lynchburg, Va to Petersburg, Va.
After re-crewing at Crewe, the 611 wastes no time getting back up to speed.
Norfolk & Western's only remaining, of 14 built; J-Class 4-8-4 #611 leads NS 958 towards Petersburg, VA passing a restored Norfolk & Western passenger station (not pictured) and classic N&W CPL si... (more)
Norfolk & Western 611 passes a group of on-lookers along Happy Creek Road on the east side of Front Royal on it's morning excursion from Manassas to Front Royal.
Norfolk & Western 611 passes the line of photographers at Bust Head Road west of Haymarket, VA on it's morning run from Manassas to Front Royal.
A WWII era technology passes a Civil War era technology. NW 611 arrives Petersburg, VA; completing the first leg of two roundtrips between Lynchburg and Petersburg.
The homecoming trip of the N&W 611 passes over the trestle at Altavista.
NW 611 west puts on a show for the crowd at Concord.
The "Spirit of Roanoke" steams southbound through High Point.
The Cavalier rolls west past the Bethlehem Cemetery with the return trip to Lynchburg.
