Norfolk and Western 2156 is escorted out of Portsmouth, leaving its familiar Appalachia behind one last time on its way back to St. Louis.

I was quickly losing light as the N&W 611 approaches her next stop in Greensboro, NC. The rainy conditions made for nice condensation as the steam excursion glides along.

Steam Ball: N&W 611 smokes up, as it heads northbound through Stuarts Draft, Virginia, as it passes the athletic and baseball complex of the town.

Yard Meets: AS 611 pushes out of the VMT Museum in Roanoke to prepare for its journey north, Roanoke yard local UR44 heads past the steam train. Roanoke yard was once full on every track, but tod... (more)

Steam Solitude: N&W 611 is being transported north from Roanoke to Waynesboro to be transferred to the Buckingham Branch. Seen here, the train heads north through the iconic scene in Arcadia, VA,... (more)

N&Ws: N&W steam engine 611 makes its journey up the Hagerstown line through the Shenandoah Valley as it will be interchanged with the Buckingham Branch for excursions. Seen here, the steam engine... (more)

"Homeward bound...I wish I was." N&W 2156 continues its slow journey back to its museum in St. Louis, after five years at home in Roanoke.

N&W 611 pulls onto the former Virginian main at Hurt. She's operating as NS 957 with a short mixed freight on a ferry run to Roanoke in preparation of the 4th of July 2015 weekend trips. Everythin... (more)

N&W J Class Nº611 is at Spencer, North Carolina shortly before the trip to Ashville on the morning of April 10, 2016.

N&W J 611 climbs the Loops near Old Fort, North Carolina during it's April 10, 2016 trip to Ashville.

NS 7030 leads NS 957, a steam ferry move transporting NW 2156 back to STL MoT, through Catlin, IL.

NS 7030 leads NS 957, a special ferry move for N&W Y6a 2156 returning to Saint Louis from Roanoke, around the bend at Unity, just outside of Sidney, IL.

NS SD60E 7030 tows the N&W 2156 west through Philo. The 2156 is heading back to the St. Louis Museum of Transportation after a 5 year loan to the Virginia Transportation Museum in Roanoke, VA.

NS 7030 leads NS 957, a special ferry move for N&W Y6a 2156 returning to Saint Louis from Roanoke, out of Tilton Yard.

NS SD60E 7030 tows the N&W 2156 west through Homer. The 2156 is heading back to the St. Louis Museum of Transportation after a 5 year loan to the Virginia Transportation Museum in Roanoke, VA.