J Class Nº 611, built in May 1950 by the N&W Railway's Roanoke Shops, 611 was one of three in the last group of J's built. The total number of J's listed 14 units beginning from 1941, the J's eas... (more)

The Queen of Steam, N&W J class 611 has started it's run across the S line towards Asheville with the Blue Ridge Special as it crosses Brenner Avenue.

Large clouds of steam begin to shoot out of the stack of the infamous "Queen of Steam," N&W 611, as it, along with Norfolk Southern's Southern Railway heritage unit and a Southern F-unit from the ... (more)

N&W 611 leads NS 957 up the steep grade at Coleman NC, nestled in the middle of the famous loops at Old Fort NC.

Climbing and weaving upgrade through the engineering marvel that is the "Loops" Norfolk and Western J Class 611, NS 8099 and NCTM 6133 exit Jarret's Tunnel on the westbound trip to Asheville. It ... (more)

As the sun begins to set, N&W 611 and her train ease into the Amtrak station at Danville for a quick inspection before returning to Spencer.

The Westbound leg of the 611 Spencer to Asheville excursion rolls upgrade past the Andrews Geyser.

611 crosses the Dan River on her southbound run back to Spencer easing to her station stop in Danville with a crowd of photographers gathered on a parallel RR trestle turned rail trail.

After a very late departure from Lynchburg, N&W 611 rides the high iron again, as she leads the southbound Virginian up the grade at Gretna.

Norfolk & Western J-Class 4-8-4 No. 611 leads Sunday's Spencer, N.C., to Asheville, N.C., and return public excursion across the Southern Railway's famous Old Fort loops during the first hint of s... (more)

After picking up a new EMS crew at the Danville Amtrak station, N&W 611 barks up the district's ruling grade at Bentley, which still sports its two Southern Railway signal bridges.

With the Southern GEVO shoving its fancy hood ornament upgrade at Durmid, the Spencer-Lynchburg round-trip Virginian gets out of town following a very late departure. The Southern signals s... (more)

The southbound Virginian flies by the cemetery in Gretna, VA. Fittingly, a headstone from the Power family stands in the foreground, as the remarkably powerful J-Class 611 gallops upgrade o... (more)

Norfolk Southern Steam Excursion 957 Steams South through Control Point Deal in Lynch Station, VA. As they head back to The North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. After making a run ... (more)