NW 611 and 1218 doubleheading up the Blue Ridge grade after the 1987 National Railway Historical Society convention. (From a Kodachrome 200 slide)

The N&W 611 shows off on the grounds of the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC.

The 611 & 1218 are coming from the Shaffers Crossing Shops to doublehead the NRHS convention special out of town.

The 611 on her first run since being restored working the grade in Gretna Virginia.

Blowing off some Steam! The 611 blows a little steam as it prepares for a trip on the N.C. Transportation Museum Grounds in Spencer, N.C.

It's the 2018 Big Lick Train Tug! As part of a fundraiser, teams get a shot at seeing how far they can "pull" the 611 in twenty seconds. Incidentally, "Big Lick" is the origina... (more)

Norfolk Western J Class 611 begins its run through the grounds of the North Carolina Transportation Museum for a night photoshoot

Rolling toward the flue shop at track speed, Norfolk & Western J-Class No. 611 performs a night runby for photographers attending a N.C. Transportation Museum photo shoot at Spencer on Sept. 1, 20... (more)

"Barber Junction" ==== N&W 611 poses for photographers during a special night session in Spencer, NC during Labor Day weekend 2018. © 2018 RDKPhotography Sony A7 RIII No printing,... (more)

The 611 chugs out of town putting on an impressive show. There's NOTHING that comes close to experiencing steam first hand. It's nice to see the stuffed and mounted examples of steam locomotives ... (more)

The NCTM staff did a great job with this past weekend's night photo shoot. The actors did a great job of posing in the high humidity, and mother nature even did her part with providing some natura... (more)

Sometimes the photo isn't always the obvious. At the organized night photo shoot of the 611 this past weekend, most photographers were trying desperately to avoid not only other photographers, but... (more)

The last shots from a weekend of chasing trains on the Rathole were here at South Fork Trestle just north of Kings Mountain, KY. N&W 1218 ran south on Saturday and 611 ran north from Chattanooga o... (more)