Crew member Anthony Farrell prepares 611 for the weekends excursions. The locomotive has just started moving to be placed over the ash pit on the adjacent track.
I was finally able to mark seeing the 611 move under its own power off my bucket list! Here, they begin to pull from Groffs after picking up and letting off passengers at the picnic area. This was... (more)
… for 2021, anyway. Today is N&W 611’s last day at Strasburg, and last evening was the last late train at the end of the day. I have been trying t... (more)
611 is rolling southbound on a cold February day. She is on her way to Spencer NC from Roanoke VA. Over the winter months in Roanoke she has had the wheels replaced on her pilot truck. They will g... (more)