Norfolk & Western "Queen of Steam", J-Class steam locomotive #611 thundering through the plains of old Virginia, late 50s. This scene has actually been captured during a photo event, l... (more)

American icons of design, 1950s. Norfolk & Western "Queen of Steam", J-Class steam locomotive #611 and Cadillac 60 Special.

Norfolk & Western 611 approaches Esbenshade Road on the second day of 611's limited November trips on the Strasburg Railroad. The class J 4-8-4 streamlined locomotive was built in 1950 by N&W Roan... (more)

Strong crosswinds keep 611s smoke plume low to the ground as they rumble towards Strasburg on the final day of operations for 2022.

A pan shot at 1/20th second of Norfolk & Western "Queen of Steam", J-Class steam locomotive #611.

A beautiful late fall sunrise in Eastern Virginia in the 1950s with Norfolk & Western "Queen of Steam", J-Class steam locomotive #611. This scene has actually been captured during a ph... (more)

A Sad Day at Strasburg

Today, I saw reports that Strasburg’s ex-Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 had an encounter with some MOW equipment at Leamon Place, resulting in a damaged smokebox,... (more)

Hurricane Henri makes for a dreary day, but Norfolk & Western Class J #611 makes up for it while charging into Carpenters Crossing on the Strasburg Rail Road.

Lehigh Valley Heritage. Lehigh Valley RDC 40 is seen on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. The unit is looking a bit worse for wear, clearly not having had its turn at cosme... (more)

Strasburg 90 pauses at Groffs while the conductor inspects the signal. N&W 475 would pass 90 here just minutes after this photo was taken.

Strasburg's SW8 works the transload after picking a long freight into town.

The classiest locomotive to ever grace Strasburg Rail Road’s roster is PRR 4-4-0 1223. Here it has ended its workday and is simmering in the engine house.

After an afternoon shooting at Strasburg, a friend and I decided to set up for some night photos. We soon discovered that one of the night hostlers was fellow Lehigh University Model Railroad Club... (more)

Strasburg Rail Road 2-10-0 90 simmers outside the engine house before being put to bed. In the other stall is Pennsylvania 4-4-0 1223.