Shortly after conquering the Blue Ridge Grade, N&W J Class 611 marches past the N&W CPL guarding the west end of Bedford, Virginia on the Blue Ridge District.

Classic N&W: As clouds cover the Blue Ridge Mountains, N&W J Class 611 marches up the steep grade and splits the iconic CPL's at Blue Ridge, Virginia.

Our last shot of the Fourth of July Weekend, N&W J Class 611 walks across a former N&W bridge in Wabun, Virginia on her way back home to Roanoke.

In this beautiful morning Virginia perspective, N&W J Class 611 sweeps through an s curve just west of Webster on the former N&W Blue Ridge District.

In a classic N&W scene, N&W J Class 611 puts on a spectacular show as she climbs Christiansburg Grade on July 4th.

Marching upgrade near the hamlet of Shawsville, Viriginia, N&W J Class 611 puts on a show on home rails as the storm clouds start to migrate in.

Slipping all the way up the Blue Ridge Grade, N&W J Class splits the CPL's at Villamont as it puts on a show returning west to Roanoke along the former N&W.

Rounding a sweeping curve and dropping downgrade into the Watauga community, Southern 4501 passes a little white church on it's way to a passenger stop in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Southern 4501 puts on a decent show as it pulls west to Ford to make a reverse move to pick up it's passengers for the day's excursion to Bulls Gap.

Framed by the classic face of a N&W CPL, Southern 4501 works westbound through Historic Downtown Abingdon, Virginia on it's return trip to Bristol on the Radford Rambler.

Southern Mikado 4501 puts on great show as it ducks under the Mary Street Bridge in Bristol, Virginia.

Splitting the former N&W CPL's at Washington, Southern 4501 puts on a decent show for the crowd of railfans just west of Glade Springs on the Pulaski District.

Curving upgrade between the classic Wytheville CPL's, Southern 4501 steams eastbound on the former N&W on day one of the Radford Rambler.

In a classic steam era scene, Southern 4501 works around the former N&W Passenger Depot in downtown Marion, Virignia on the first day of the Radford Rambler.

After stopping just east of downtown Glade Springs, Virginia, Southern 4501 puts on a magnificent show as it works under the classic N&W CPL's on the east end of the siding.