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.

And around we go...611 with the assistance of NS Southern Heritage unit ES44AC 8099 and Southern FP7 6133, negotiate the Southern Railway Loops over the Blue Ridge Mountains to Asheville NC. The t... (more)

Is it real or is it a model railroad diorama? N&W 611 is rolling southbound through Gretna VA returning to Greensboro NC from Lynchburg VA. Assisting 611 is the NS 8099 ES44AC Southern Heritage un... (more)

As preparations for the first run of the day are being made, a member of 611's crew is looking things over while another climbs down out of the cab.

The 12:30 train makes its way back towards Strasburg depot as it rolls west through the Pennsylvania countryside

With N&W 611 doing the honors and putting on a show, the 2:00 train makes its way past the Red Caboose Motel as it enters Strasburg yard limits.

N&W Class-J No. 611, under PRR catenary and getting underway to Strasburg via the old No. 1 eastbound track, which is now the Strasburg Rail Road's interchange track. NS SD70ACe No. 1206, which h... (more)

Crew member Anthony Farrell prepares Norfolk & Western 611 for the days activities, including multiple wipe downs to make sure all is looking proper!

Norfolk & Western 611 glides through the farm fields of eastern Pennsylvania on a late summer day. The crops of surrounding fields have almost reached their peaks before being harvest this coming ... (more)

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)

611’s Last Strasburg Sunset

… 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)