611 shoves back to the yard after turning on the Wye amongst the crowds.
The first signs of spring frame NW J 611 leading NS 8099 and NCTM 6133 across Catawba River Bridge carrying passengers west to Asheville from Spencer, NC.
Top of the mountain... while the loops may be an impressive feat of engineering, the show is at Ridgecrest where westbound trains crest the continental divide, the sound of 611 working hard in the... (more)
611 has her train strung around the big curve at Hurt, VA for the throngs of train watchers at this locale.
Operating as NC symbol 957, Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 #611 begins its trip home from Spencer, North Carolina to Roanoke, Virginia. The train is seen racing through Ruffin, NC.
Operating as NC symbol 957, Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 #611 begins its trip home from Spencer, North Carolina to Roanoke, Virginia. The train is seen ducking under the signal at CP Lee just n... (more)
Hotbox Axle three west rail... Most of the folks during 611 trips on 9 & 10 April heard this message crackle across their radios more than once. Common sense says it was the steam triggering the... (more)
Resurrection, in more ways than one. The trees bud new leaves after winter's grip, the 611 on her 3rd life, and who knows if any of the"Spirits of Gretna" are watching the "Spirit... (more)
N&W 611 descends the Southern Loops in Old Fort, NC on its way back to Spencer from Asheville.
"Wake the Dead"- 611 tearing by a cemetery with just about enough noise to raise a few former rail-buffs from their graves.
Excursion train 957 with 611, 8099, and 6133 slowly cross over the Catawba River on a cold spring morning.
N&W J class #611 slowly crosses the Catawba River in Catawba, NC on its way to Asheville, NC.
Norfolk and Western class J number 611 leads NS train number 957 across the Yadkin River shortly after departure from Spencer, North Carolina, on its "welcome back" excursion towards hom... (more)
