NW 611 works a caboose hop on the south end of the NCTM's property.

The 611 receives a little attention while pausing at Barber Junction station at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.

NW 611 sits outside the station in the rain as one of the crew members looks on. Black and White version of https://www.railpictures.net/phot... (more)

The mighty 611 passes a vintage 1940's Graham on it's way to the station.

The Queen of steam races across the museum grounds to the next photo location.

A staged meet during the transition of steam and diesel put on at the North Carolina Transportation museum in Spencer, NC.

It's the mid to late 50's a J powered Tennessean has just knocked down a classic southern era intermediate signal on a chilly May first night. But realty is it's May first 2021 at the NCTM. But it... (more)

In a scene that almost looks like it was 70 years ago, Norfolk and Western J 611 waits to back up at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer.

The 1980's were a great time to be a Railfan especially if you loved steam engines. From the west coast to the eastern US, big steam was polishing mainline rails. In 1982, N&W 611 was returned... (more)

Steam Storm: A mixture of happenstance and convenient timing provided an opportunity to observe what ended up being one of N&W 611's last big public excursions as it departed Roanoke in the... (more)

Over the top...History made! For the first time ever, on October 25,1992, N&W 611 and her five car consist conquered the famous Saluda Grade in Western North Carolina to the delight of hundreds o... (more)

Back in 2019, Norfolk & Western J Class 611 paid visit to the Strasburg Railroad for a couple of months. Seen here the 4-8-4 steamer is seen pulling the 15 minute shuttle through the Farm Fields o... (more)

The N&W A and J are racing past the photo line, transporting hundreds of conventioneers back to the glory days of steam. One wonders if this scene will ever be repeated.

NW 611 and C&O 8016 at the Streamliners at Spencer event at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.

Norfolk and Western J slowly back down the track at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer. This is one of the few moments when there was not a lot of people trackside watching this ... (more)