Sunday, April 24, 2016, turned into a rather relaxing day with 611 under crystal clear blue skies. I can only imagine my experience was a sign from a fallen friend. On my way home from Pennsylva... (more)

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".

(Tuscan) Red Stripe, White Steam, and Blue Skies!

611 leans around a curve in front of the Lucky Strike Cigarette plant enroute to Lynchburg, VA.

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.

With reverberating staccato, N&W 611 lifts her train up the Blue Ridge Grade at Villamont, between Lynchburg and Roanoke.

611 smokes up the CPLs at Montvale as it heads west to Lynchburg, VA.

611 smokes up the CPLs at Montvale as it heads west to Lynchburg, VA.

611 chugs past the classic CPLs at Forest, VA.

611 rolls through the town of Bedford past the "Big Otter" CPL signals

611 makes easy work of the grade out of Lynchburg on its way east to Petersburg.

After a brief stop, the SOU 4501 continues west and thunders around the bend in Wytheville Virginia.

The Southern 4501 clears the CPL and rounds the bend at Schuleen on her return trip to Bristol on the final day of steam excursions.

On a beautiful summer morning, the Southern 4501 makes her way through the countryside of Rural Retreat Virginia just west of the siding at Duncan on the last day of the weekend excursions. ... (more)

After loading her passengers at the Bristol train depot for a day of steam excursions, the Southern 4501 grinds up the steep grade and rounds the bend at the west end of the Washington siding in G... (more)