The N&W still rules in Roanoke. 1218 is just blocks away from her birthplace with her home road's CPLs in the background. A Lerro Productions event at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

Taken by Michael Ridenhour

N&W 611 enjoys National Train Day weekend under the open sky rather than her usual shed on display in front of the ex-N&W station which is now the O. Winston Link Museum. The sun has just set and ... (more)

As the evening dusk falls the "J" sits in slumber on the platform in Roanoke hoping that one day she will steam freely once again. A special thanks to the group at the O Winston Link Museum for ma... (more)

Virginia Museum of Transportation An N&W employee wheels a tool cart by NW 1218 during a Lerro Productions night photo session at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

The "Celebration at the Museum" at the O. Winston Link Museum is capped off with a night photo shoot of N&W A Class 1218, she is seen here just before nightfall with dark ominous clouds moving int... (more)

Early morning finds the A in solitude after a busy National Train Day and a night photo shoot session.

Two of the N&W's finest displayed near their birthplace.

1218 rests comfortably under the Claytor Pavilion at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

N&W 611 ventured out of the Virginia Museum of Transportation for the first time in years to help Norfolk Southern celebrate the 125th anniversary of Roanoke's East End Shops back in September 200... (more)

N&W Class A 1218 parked on the only track she'd fit on...

N&W J 611 poses outside of her birthplace

Once "Pride of the Fleet", J Class 611 returns to her birthplace for an employee open house.

522 with some of Roanoke Chapter NRHS Rolling Stock on the Silk Mill lead near the old Virginian Railway Main Line at NS MP V242.

Honorable retirement. I'd love to see action shots of this one.