Articulated - A picture is worth a thousand words. 1218 has been serviced at Auville Yard, on the Dry Fork Branch, and is leaving town via the west leg of the Iaeger Wye. She will continue the wes... (more)

Norfolk & Western J-Class #611 leads the Norfolk Southern Blue Ridge Special west/north towards Asheville, NC, seen here just down the road in Black Mountain, NC, shortly after conquering the loop... (more)

N&W 611 puts on a display of raw power, engulfing the Southern Rwy signal bridge in a cloud of thick black smoke. The excursion is returning to Greensboro, NC after a trip to its hometown of Roano... (more)

The last shots from a weekend of chasing trains on the Rathole were here at South Fork Trestle just north of Kings Mountain, KY. N&W 1218 ran south on Saturday and 611 ran north from Chattanooga o... (more)

This was a special excursion to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Southern Ry. and Norfolk Southern steam excursions. Class J 611 and class A 1218 were double headed from Chattanooga to Atlanta. S... (more)

"Crossing Kate's Creek" ===== N&W 611 leads NS train 954 through a driving rain across Goodview trestle along the ex Virginian railway en route to Greensboro, North Carolina. April 23, 2017. Col... (more)

After taking a tour of the Charlotte Douglas Internationals Airport, NS 957 leaves the Queen City behind as the 611 ducks under the AT&O Signal Gantry.

The Eastbound "Pocahontas" passes under the coaling tower at Vicker on the way back to Roanoke.

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)

Norfolk and Western 611 accelerates southbound by the depot in Salisbury, North Carolina, on its way to Charlotte on a cool spring Sunday morning.

The Blue Ridge Special After crossing the Old Fort Loops NS 958 "Blue Ridge Special" with J-Class 611 in charge, sprint once again through Black Mountain, NC on its final leg of i... (more)

Could it be the Birmingham Special? No it's just the 1986 version of the NS excursion train before all the coaches were painted tuscan red. 611 is pulling into Crew, VA for a service stop on her ... (more)

N&W class J 611 has arrived in Toccoa with the excursion from Atlanta. Passengers will have a couple of hours to roam around the north Georgia town while the locomotive and train are turned on the... (more)

Running on home rails, N&W 611 is almost home as she blasts through Wabun, VA with a Roanoke to Walton R/T.