The Erie Lackawanna Railroad 3639, later Conrail 6670, sits with the other relics in Norfolk Southern's West Yard in Roanoke. The SPD45 is listed as being owned by the Virginia Museum of Transport... (more)

An NS rail train heads towards the yard as N&W 611 waits with her train by the O. Winston Link museum.

After triumphantly returning to her birthplace earlier in the afternoon- N&W 611 rests next to big brother Class A 1218. The next day even bigger brother Y6a 2156 would make his appearance for the... (more)

Three Mechanics of the 611 work on getting her cleaned, greased and ready for the next adventure on the rails.

I have a liking for photographing workers and human interactions with machines, especially with the train industry. Here is a shot of a 611 mechanic working on making sure the drivers are greased... (more)

The N&W Class J 611 heads west under the CPL's at Webster with hundreds of interested spectators watching. Many in the huge crowd here had waited for hours. I don't think anyone imagined that such... (more)

Like a scene from the railroading days long ago on the Norfolk and Western, the N&W 1218 and N&W 611 sit side by side in Roanoke, VA and appear to be awaiting their next assignments. The crew of ... (more)

Here we see the recently restored N&W 611 making some noise on her triumph return into Roanoke after passing the East End shops where 65 years and 1 day ago she was completed and entered into ser... (more)

N&W Y6a Class #2156 is finally home in Roanoke, and she's a beauty. Built as the strongest pulling locomotive in the N&W Steam Fleet back in the day, she was built right here in downtown Roanoke i... (more)

N&W class Y6a #2156 poses in front of the former site of the N&W/NS Roanoke Car Shop, present day Freight Car America facility. A yard crew has pulled the big gal out of her hiding place and left ... (more)

The N&W Class J 611 heads east under the CPL's at Webster on this cold, rainy day. The engine was being moved for the upcoming weekend excursion.

After steaming through downtown Roanoke, N&W 611 slowly backs into the O. Winston Link Museum to let her passengers off and have the mayor of Roanoke, the CEO of NS, and a few others give speeches... (more)

NS SD70M 2604 still in primer at Roanoke, VA || May 2003

Minutes before 957 pulls into Roanoke, NS201 pulls into Roanoke.

The Queen of Steam has returned home to the Star City, Roanoke, Virginia. The anticipated arrival of the J Class Nº611 was a historic event viewed by thousands of eager spectators from Linwood, ... (more)