611 is working westbound up the Christiansburg grade with one of the first public excursions after being rebuilt in 2015.

Norfolk and Western J 611 is being cleaned at Armour Yard in preparation for a weekend of Norfolk Southern steam excursions.

Norfolk and Western J 611 pulls an excursion from Atlanta to Chattanooga at Berwin, GA.

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.

Oh....THAT intermodal...known by other names to those on the ground that morning, unkind names for sure. #611 returns to the NS mainlines with this run, dream come true for many...and seemed to o... (more)

With a short freight train in tow, and the sun cresting the horizon, N&W 611 charges past the Verdant View Farm.

Iron horse meets real horse at a farm in Marshall, VA, during a Manassas-Front Royal excursion.

Norfolk and Western J 611 is westbound with a short freight train between Atlanta and Birmingham. The bridge over the Tallapoosa River is just a short distance from the Alabama-Georgia border .

At 1/8 of a second for the pan, the rods on the Queen of Steam become nothing more than a blur. Probably my slowest pan speed ever.

With a large hostling tour crowd watching in awe, N&W 611 crawls through the yard limits to reach the ashpit. This is where crews will rid the ashpan of the remaining hot embers before getting rea... (more)

A hallmark of the typical summertime Strasburg Railroad excursion is the Hello Dolly open air car on the rear of the train. Today's trip, however, isn't very ordinary; the mighty N&W J has taken t... (more)

#611 wakes up the neighborhood heading out towards the mainline.

With a little imagination, this could be Christmas Eve, 1957 in Rural Retreat, Virginia as O. Winston Link recorded his famous audio capturing the final days of N&W steam. The final edit of the re... (more)

611 is passing the former Norfolk & Western East End Shops where she was built in May 1950. The shops have been closed by Norfolk Southern and now stand deserted.