Banking in to a curve and under the Lucky Stripe Stack, N&W J Class 4-8-4 611 runs north on the Danville District to Lynchburg in morning light.

Legendary steam locomotive and CPL signals? Check! N&W 611 heads west back home to Roanoke, VA.

Railfans greet the N&W Class J 611 on her return voyage to Roanoke.

Mama, I'm comin' home! N&W 611 is seen here on its inaugural run to Roanoke, VA by taking the NS Danville District (ex-SOU) mainline to Lynchburg with a servicing stop and crew change, and ... (more)

N&W 611 runs on home rails for the first time in over a decade. She received a fresh crew in Lynchburg, and is headed through Forest on her way home to the Virginia Transportation Museum, Roanoke.... (more)

The Return Home! NW 611 leads NS 957 across the huge trestle at Altavista

The Return Home! NW 611 leads NS 957 by the duo of classic NW CPL signals at Villamont

The Return Home! NW 611 leads NS 957 through the small town of Jamestown, NC on its way back home to Roanoke

Ascending N&W's Blue Ridge grade, N&W J-Class No. 611 leads a healthy passenger consist through the iconic CPL's at Villamont, east of the grade's summit on her maiden voyage home to Roanoke.

On its maiden run from the N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer to the Roanoke Virginia Museum of Transportation, N&W J-Class No. 611 leads NS 957 through the community of Jamestown, N.C. northbo... (more)

N&W Class J 611 gets a roll on her train leaving Greensboro NC on a roundtrip test run from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer NC to Greensboro NC

The return of 611 is actually here in front of my own eyes as it heads north towards Greensboro to wye before heading back to Spencer on its test run.

The return of 611 is actually here in front of my own eyes as it heads north towards Greensboro to wye before heading back to Spencer on its test run.

During the final hour of its successful mainline test run, Norfolk and Western class J #611 leads train number 957 into Salisbury, North Carolina with a clean stack under a clear blue sky. Photo b... (more)

After stopping to let crews perform an inspection, the J-Class #611 builds up a head of steam as it rolls under the milepost 316 intermediate signals at Lexington.