After a brief stop to wait for a signal, Norfolk & Western No. 611 roars through Forest, Virginia, passing Rick's Antiques as it makes its way west toward Roanoke with the Powhatan Arrow excursion... (more)

67 years to the day she was born, N&W 611 does what she was meant to do, climb the steep grades of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As she charges up Christiansburg Grade through the village of Shawsvill... (more)

The sun shines on 611 on the last few minutes of the rare morning run up to Walton and back.

The quiet, calmness of morning is briefly disrupted as N&W's Class J No. 611 works her way east down Christiansburg Mountain, as seen from atop the Shawsville Cut. This location used to be the sit... (more)

The "Powhatan Arrow" heads West through Bedford on the first of six excursions out of Roanoke for Memorial Day Weekend 2017. The 611 will take 2 trips to Lynchburg and 4 trips to Walton ... (more)

67 years to the day she was born, N&W 611 charges through the Hollows of Wabun with the Westbound "Pocahontas" bound for Walton.

67 years to the day she was born, N&W 611 charges through the Hollows of Wabun with the Westbound "Pocahontas" bound for Walton.

Running parallel to US highway 460 through Lafayette, the afternoon "Pocahontas" excursion train passes hundreds of trackside fans and spectators.

On the final run of the weekend The Queen of Steam brings the Westbound "Pocahontas" through Elliston. The train is seen passing the Big Spring Mill which is a operating 1930s vintage grain mill.... (more)

The race is on! As the afternoon "Pocahontas" excursion departed Roanoke, so did NS intermodal train 29G. The two trains raced each other, side by side, from West Roanoke all the way up ... (more)

The Westbound "Pocahontas" crosses under the old Virginian Railways Main in Wabun headed for Christiansburg on the Saturday afternoon trip. The old Virginian line is now the Norfolk Southern White... (more)

The first shot of the morning was a great one as 611 made its way proudly through this quaint setting. The signal bridge had just been replaced removing some history to this photo, but making new... (more)

Norfolk & Western J 611 heads up Norfolk Southern train 957 as it coasts down Christiansburg Grade on the return to Roanoke shortly after exiting Montgomery Tunnel to round-out a day of Memorial D... (more)

The beautifully restored "Silver Solarium" coach from the famous California Zephyr train had the honor of being the last coach on the NW 611 excursions out of Roanoke on Memorial Day Weekend of 20... (more)

Working hard up the grade, N&W 611 leads excursion train 957 up the Blue Ridge grade, past the site of the former Photographers Bridge near the summit at Blue Ridge.