A round trip excursion between Spencer, NC and Lynchburg, VA sponsored by the North Carolina Transportation Museum flys by a farm field with the Norfolk & Western J Class No 611.
611 crosses over a local park after crossing the Roanoke River on the impressive Alta Vista trestle while a hundred or so railfans crowd onto the rickety sidewalk of the parallel Hwy 29 bridge.
611 smokes it up for the crowd that has gathered in rural Dry Fork.
611 heads north past the Greensboro Amtrak station.
Running about 45 min late the 611 storms past a crowd at the Thomasville depot where a SOU caboose is on display.
The northbound "Virginian" excursion charges upgrade into downtown Danville in frigid cold air and gusty winds.
The northbound "Virginian" excursion from Spencer to Lynchburg sweeps into the curve just north of the double crossover at Edna as the gigantic Lucky Strike factory looms large in the background.
The northbound "Virginian" from Spencer to Lynchburg sweeps through the S-curve just north of Jamestown with the sleek 4-8-4 running under a full head of steam.
After a long layover in Lynchburg, the Norfolk & Western 611 leads NS 958 under the Southern signal bridge at Durmid on its way back to Spencer
With the sun setting in the evening sky, NW 611 glides under the Southern signal bridge at Danville
NW 611 splits the intermediate signals at Lawyers Station
NW 611 rolls by the Gretna Cemetery as it heads for their station stop in Danville
NW 611 leads NS 958 through Jamestown on a beautiful Carolina morning
Norfolk Southern Heritage unit 8099 and Southern FP7 6133 lend a helping hand to N&W Class J 4-8-4 611 on a roundtrip excursion from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer NC to Lynch... (more)
