Norfolk & Western 611 returns to Roanoke with the first run of the Powhatan Arrow as it passes the East End Shops

Norfolk & Western 611 brings the westbound Powhatan Arrow through Bonsack as it hits the homestretch back to Roanoke after a round trip to Lynchburg

Norfolk & Western 611 brings the westbound Powhatan Arrow through Bonsack as it hits the homestretch back to Roanoke after a round trip to Lynchburg

Norfolk & Western leads the westbound Pocahontas run through Shawsville on the way towards Walton

611 storms through the S-curve below Friendship Road on the upgrade climb towards Christiansburg. This spot was made famous by photographer Bob Lyndall when he photographed 611 here in the 1980s.... (more)

This is what it’s all about! My boys and I had the opportunity to see N&W 611 under steam as it made round trips from Roanoke to Lynchburg and Walton Virginia. This was the first time they had e... (more)

Having just turned the wye at Walton, NS 958 with N&W 611 accelerates East back towards Roanoke.

After a spirited cab ride up Christianburg Grade, Ross Rowland converses with famed N&W author Lewis Ingles “Bud” Jeffries. Rowland is the famed part-owner of C&O 4-8-4 #614, and industry-reno... (more)

N&W 611 eases her train across the south fork of the Roanoke River as she makes he way west towards Walton, Virginia.

The engineer on 611 throttles up the westbound "Powhatan Arrow" as it heads back to Roanoke on the first excursion of the weekend.

An unforgettable display of power and beauty unfolds as 611 stomps up the Blue Ridge Grade on the beautiful morning of May 7th, 2016. The former N&W CPL's at Webster have since been removed, takin... (more)

On the final day of Memorial Day weekend excursions, N&W 611 rolls east over the Roanoke River in Waburn. Thanks to everyone that helped make these excursions possible!