N&W 611 brings "The Pocahontas" up the steep grade through Shawsville on the first of the long weekend runs to Walton.

N&W 611 brings "The Powhatan Arrow" into Roanoke with the original Norfolk & Western headquarters building (now apartments) in the background. The construction in the foreground is progr... (more)

The N&W 611 steam special rounds Springstons Curve at Wilsons, VA under a beautiful black plume of smoke on its way back to Lynchburg.

With a volcanic smoke plume, N&W 611 pounds through Harrisburg, leading the northbound return portion of a round trip excursion between Spencer and Charlotte, NC. No diesel assist on today’s rel... (more)

N&W 611 rolls down the former Southern Railway mainline, leading the southbound return portion of an excursion between Spencer, NC and Lynchburg, VA. Behind the auxiliary water car, NS SD40-2 6110... (more)

The southbound return leg of "The Virginian" crosses the high trestle across the Big Otter river near Evington (located between Altavista and Lynchburg) on a crystal clear day in the Vir... (more)

During its first-ever visit to the Charlotte Regional Intermodal Facility, Norfolk and Western 611 eases along between the airport runways as they prepare to turn train 957 for its trip back to Sp... (more)

The golden light of a beautiful sunrise reflects off the plume of N&W 611 on a chilly spring morning as it stomps off the grounds of the NCTM, beginning it's long day of pulling an excursion to Ly... (more)

The springtime morning air is cool, but crisp in Salisbury, North Carolina as Roanoke's best, the J-Class 611, slowly eases out of town. With a train full of passengers, the 611 put on a once-in-a... (more)

Returning to Spencer with the first excursion of the year, N&W 611 passes a small cemetery south of Reidsville, NC.

Southbound 957 crosses the bridge spanning the Roanoke River, the NS Altavista District, and the park from where this photo was taken in Altavista.

Southbound 957, the return leg of the Spencer-Lynchburg trips run by NCTM, pauses briefly in Danville to swap out EMS personnel.

I have always wondered what 611 would look like under these classic Southern signals. And on 4-9-17 that happened. NS 957 with the NW 611 as sole power is running south to Charlotte with the Charl... (more)

N&W J Class #611 departs Salisbury, NC providing an magnificent show to everyone trackside. It marked the first time since 1994 that the 611 would travel to Charlotte.

N&W Class J 4-8-4 611 The Queen of Steam leaves the Queen City of Charlotte NC behind headed north on a roundtrip excursion from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer NC to Charlotte... (more)