Norfolk & Western 611 hustles through Bells Valley at Black Oak Lane on a foggy September morning.

Norfolk & Western 611 storms up the grade at Ferrol on a dreary September morning.

Norfolk & Western 611 leads its train upgrade at Snyder on a cloudy September day.

Norfolk & Western 611 works hard up the grade on a dreary October morning.

Norfolk & Western 611 leads its passenger train through fog as it races out of Goshen on a cold October morning.

The 611 passes through Swoope Virginia.

Norfolk and Western 611 storms out of Goshen Va on a fall foliage excursion on the Buckingham Branch.

Norfolk & Western 611 works up the grade at Augusta Springs on a dreary October afternoon.

Norfolk and Western 611 works hard on the grade at Mount Elliott with the Shenandoah Valley Limited.

Norfolk & Western 611 charges through a rock cut as it works hard up the steep North Mountain grade.

It didn't take the Norfolk and Western 611 long to get up to speed as it races by the Goshen depot while beginning the journey to Staunton.

Norfolk & Western 611 navigates the curve at Hewitt Road

Creating Darkness. Even trailing, the 611 works up some steam that blocks out the sun as the morning passenger train moves west before it will depart Goshen for Staunton.

Eastbound and Down. The 611 passes through Swoope on its way toward Staunton, though it will stop short of the station there and then return to Goshen.

Norfolk & Western 611 rolls through Snyder under dark skies.