NS 957 with the beautifully restored J Class 611 in charge races through the outskirts of Bedford Virginia bound for Roanoke.

The view from Eagle Springs Road. Welcome back 611!

Norfolk & Western #611 makes her big debut on its homecoming trip from the North Carolina Museum of Transportation in Spencer,NC to the Virginia Museum of Transportation located in Roanoke,VA. Cro... (more)

N&W Class J #611 is just a few miles East of Roanoke, Virginia as Norfolk Southern CEO Charles "Wick" Moorman has his crack at the throttle much to the delight of everyone both on the tr... (more)

A couple of families watch as the 611 passes over East McGee Street.

N&W Class J #611 is homeward bound now as the train has just departed Lynchburg, Virginia en route to Roanoke, Virginia.

Norfolk & Western Class J #611 storms through Ruffin, North Carolina.

Norfolk & Western Class J #611 storms through Jamestown, North Carolina as a crowd of 200 or so look on from both sides of the tracks.

After about a half hour delay, Norfolk & Western Class J #611 eases it's train out of the NCTM and prepares to enter the Norfolk Southern mainline with a train full of excited passengers for the f... (more)

Norfolk & Western Class J #611 blasts north past the north end of Spencer Yard at Linwood, North Carolina.

Norfolk & Western J #611 starts it's journey across Yadkin River Bridge enroute to Roanoke, VA.

The Queen of Steam makes its maiden run after a second restoration seen passing through the single track just north of Lexington, North Carolina on the old Southern mainline on its trip back to th... (more)