Norfolk & Western 611 struggles up the steep North Mountain grade on a beautiful October afternoon.

Norfolk and Western J Class 611 is photographed near Goshen, VA pulling the Shenandoah Valley Limited between Goshen and Staunton, VA. The Virginia Museum of Transportation, in conjunction with th... (more)

Norfolk & Western 611 crests the steep North Mountain grade, the highest point on the Chesapeake & Ohio mainline.

Smoke billows from the stack of N&W 611 as Virginia Scenic Railway's Shenandoah Valley Limited crests the top of North Mountain Grade at 2082 feet in elevation on the former C&O Mountain Subdivisi... (more)

Westbound empty coal drag E209 finds a sun spot as it crests the grade at the highest point on the C&O before descending a 3.1% grade