The 611 passes through the small town of Delaplane as it makes its way to Front Royal.

Norfolk and Western class J number 611 glides across the Roanoke River in Altavista, Virginia, with NS train number 958, deadheading from Spencer to Roanoke.

The pre-daylight silence of an overcast August morning is shattered by the chest pounding thunder of Norfolk & Western 611 rolling out of the NCTM bound for Roanoke.

Heading for Lynchburg

The 611 eastbound crossing over the bridge in Applewood still labelled for the Southern. While we waited for the train, the property owner came by and placed a flag on his mailbox; reason unknown ... (more)

The Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 #611 makes a grand exit from the NS Montgomery Tunnel on the Christiansburg District with the pink Mother's Day flags flying on the westbound trip to Walton, Vi... (more)

Rolling through an S-curve, N&W No. 611 has just crested the westbound grade at Blue Ridge and begins the descent into Roanoke.

After climbing the Christiansburg Mountain, NW 611 rolls out of the tunnel portal and down the mountain as it rolls through Montgomerty

The Sunday morning westbound N&W #611 excursion train is seen departing Lynchburg as it passes two soon-to-be-replaced CPL signals on the Blue Ridge District. The train is has just finished its w... (more)

Norfolk and Western J 611 is eastbound at Lula, GA with a Sunday excursion to Toccoa from Atlanta. The train is rolling at a good speed and is about to cross Ga. highway 52.

Norfolk and Western class J number 611 crosses the "Curvy Bridge" (as known by the train crews) west of Goodview, Virginia, with eastbound excursion train 958, the "Roanoker".

N&W 611 steams up the Southern Railroad Loops in Old Fort on its way to Asheville, NC. Just above the locomotive is the upper level of the track.

Norfolk Southern Steam Excursion 958 Steams North through Benaja, NC. As they head to Lynchburg, VA. before returning back South to Spencer, NC. With NW Class-J 4-8-4 #611 on the point along with ... (more)

Norfolk and Western 4-8-4 J Class #611 leads an excursion from Spencer, North Carolina to Asheville, NC - the first trip here since her restoration. She is pictured here just outside of Asheville ... (more)

Doing what she does best, 611, the Queen of Steam attracts a large crowd of onlookers at Morganton, NC. The J has not passed through here in 22 years, making this round-trip over the Southern Loop... (more)