On the Line. In an O. Winston Link setting, the 611 sits at the VA-NC state line while a local family comes out to greet the engineer. In actuality, of course, this was taken at the N.C. T... (more)

NS Predecessors. The N&W 611 runs around to the front of Spencer Shops near S. Salisbury Ave./Highway 29 and by the old Southern Railway Water Tanks. The 611 was under the control of some ... (more)

She'll be comin' round the bend .... N&W 611 runs around the Spencer Roundhouse with amateur engineers at the controls, headed toward the entrance area of the N.C. Transportation Museum, ... (more)

The 611 chugs out of town putting on an impressive show. There's NOTHING that comes close to experiencing steam first hand. It's nice to see the stuffed and mounted examples of steam locomotives ... (more)

The final excursion of the day approaches the Mesimore spring switch at the west lead of the museum. As an added bonus to the steam powered trips, the 611 sports a single bulb headlight for a more... (more)

The NCTM staff did a great job with this past weekend's night photo shoot. The photographers were treated to a ride behind the 611 as the train was used to shuttle us around the facility to variou... (more)

The NCTM staff did a great job with this past weekend's night photo shoot. The actors did a great job of posing in the high humidity, and mother nature even did her part with providing some natura... (more)

Sometimes the photo isn't always the obvious. At the organized night photo shoot of the 611 this past weekend, most photographers were trying desperately to avoid not only other photographers, but... (more)

The engineer of the 611 keeps a watchful eye on his surroundings even when resting between moves.

The conductor rides the shove as the 611 is brought to the turn table. What a treat it was to see this work of art put on another show.

Cleaning the headlight.

Paging Winston Link? In a well-done photo shoot session at the N.C. Transportation Museum with settings inspired by the historic shoots of O. Winston Link, I had an opportunity to take my ... (more)

Labor Day weekend marked the N&W 611's return to service for 2018 following off-season repair work. In coordination with the North Carolina Transportation Museum, the long holiday weekend offered ... (more)

611 drifts east.