A crowd of railroad photographers gather at this farm in along the Strasburg Railroad to photograph the queen of steam in action. This was all at part of the Lerro Photography charter.

"Don't be chicken" Norfolk & Western 611 rolls through the countryside as a biplane flies overhead.

A farmer waves on as the Queen of Steam chuffs beautifully through the countryside.

Norfolk & Western Steam in Amish Country. J-Class 611 and M-Class 382(475), pose for an historic photo shoot on the Strasburg Railroad.

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)