Norfolk and Western 611 works hard to pull its long consist of passenger cars out of Petersburg, VA putting on a nice show for the trackside railfans. Seeing 611 work on her own was a sight to be... (more)

N&W 611 tackles the grade at Blue Ridge as it heads for Lynchburg.

N&W 611 pulls 21 passenger cars up the Christiansburg Grade through Shawsville, VA. This is one of many S-Curves along the route.

Reunited in Roanoke

After much fanfare over the past month, Norfolk & Western 611 sits quietly with its firebox still warm alongside its Roanoke-built sisters at the Virginia M... (more)

N&W 611 puts on a show as she climbs the grade at Villamont on the way back to Roanoke from Lynchburg, falling down to a walking pace and slipping her big drivers on the wet rail several times.

Her Majesty has left the building. With Fire-up 611 crews carefully monitoring her every move, Norfolk & Western 611 eases out of a stall in the Bob Julian Roundhouse and onto the Spencer T... (more)

611 chugs past the classic CPLs at Forest, VA.

A little afternoon rain starts as N&W #611 heads back to Roanoke, VA

The Eastbound leg of the N&W 611 excursion to Walton has just turned at the wye and passes under the coaling tower at Vicker.

The Eastbound morning excursion to Lynchburg has taken off from Roanoke and fills the air with smoke passing under the CPL signals at Webster.

J 611 glides downgrade through Shawsville, Virginia on her final return home to Roanoke to close a weekend of passenger excursions across home rails.

Norfolk & Western 611 blasts by the old freight depot in Christiansburg, VA.

Norfolk & Western 611 leads the westbound Pelican up the Christiansburg grade near Arthur, Virginia

Norfolk & Western 611 splits the classic NW CPL signals at Porterfield with the Blue Ridge mountain looming in the background