Sunrise in old Virginia. One of the better places in the entire US to photograph steam locomotives right at sunrise is Pennsylvania's Strasburg Rail Road, and the perfect spot is here, in t... (more)
Participants in the 611 VIP experience put the J's whistle through its paces. COVID-19 had cancelled many steam events so this was a nice surprise. For $35 you could get a cab tour and the opportu... (more)
It's sometime in the 1950's and NW 611 has just handed off a run through passenger train to the Southern. But in reality it's a chilly night at the NCTM in 2020. It kind of makes me wonder did the... (more)
With a matching set of Tuscan passenger cars a crew member looks onto 611 at CP Duncan.
NW 611 is positioned at NCTM's newly installed CP Duncan for the start of the night photoshoot.
Highball at Carpenters. With leaves and other tree debris still flying off of her, Norfolk & Western Locomotive #611 emerges from the tree tunnel just east of Carpenters, making track speed... (more)
Norfolk & Western Steam: The final years. Norfolk & Western J-Class Northern #611 runs through the Fairview section of the Strasburg Railroad, hauling a vintage freight reminiscent of what ... (more)
611, assisted by a lone diesel, starts the 16 mile westbound twisting grade toward Bluefield, WV. The last years of the NS Steam Program saw the consists grow to 25 plus cars. To help get the tra... (more)
Stenciled on the tender of every Norfolk & Western steam locomotive was “Black Smoke is Waste”. This photo is the absolute antithesis of what the N&W wanted their image to be. N&W 611 puts on ... (more)
The Queen of Steam let’s off a large plume of smoke during a chartered photo shoot on that Strasburg Railroad. Driving rain couldn’t dampen spirits or the beauty of the engine. With 611 back... (more)
The 611 is easily handling a 3-car "shuttle" from East Strasburg to Ground Hog Cut and back on a cool October day
Not even cloudy skies and hard rain can dampen the spirit of the Queen of Steam.
With an onlooking crowd, N&W 611 traverses the curve through downtown Hammond. Tom Golden photo.
Ex-Norfolk and Western 611 waiting for the sun to rise on the Strasburg Railroad during a Lerro Productions photo charter.
