North Carolina Transportation Museum held a night photo charter with N&W Class J #611 depicted as pulling into Bristol, VA with the Southern's Tennessean. Inaugurated in 1941, the Tennessean was a... (more)

N&W Class J #611 stands guard at the N&W CPLs of CP "Duncan" on the evening of May 1st, 2021. The N&W CPLs were donated to the NCTM by Mr. Tommy Duncan, a retired N&W/NS employee of 44 y... (more)

N&W #611 hustles past the N&W CPLs with the Tennessean on the evening of May 1st, 2021. This sunset shot was taken as the start of a night photo shoot hosted by the North Carolina Transportation M... (more)

It's a late night inside Shaffers Crossing of the Norfolk & Western Railway as two female hostlers work to replenish Class J #611's 20,000 gallon tender after a long day of running through souther... (more)

NW 611 works a caboose hop on the south end of the NCTM's property.

The 611 receives a little attention while pausing at Barber Junction station at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.

NW 611 sits outside the station in the rain as one of the crew members looks on.

The mighty 611 passes a vintage 1940's Graham on it's way to the station.

The Queen of steam races across the museum grounds to the next photo location.

A staged meet during the transition of steam and diesel put on at the North Carolina Transportation museum in Spencer, NC.

It's the mid to late 50's a J powered Tennessean has just knocked down a classic southern era intermediate signal on a chilly May first night. But realty is it's May first 2021 at the NCTM. But it... (more)

In a scene that almost looks like it was 70 years ago, Norfolk and Western J 611 waits to back up at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer.

Steam Storm: A mixture of happenstance and convenient timing provided an opportunity to observe what ended up being one of N&W 611's last big public excursions as it departed Roanoke in the... (more)

Over the top...History made! For the first time ever, on October 25,1992, N&W 611 and her five car consist conquered the famous Saluda Grade in Western North Carolina to the delight of hundreds o... (more)

Back in 2019, Norfolk & Western J Class 611 paid visit to the Strasburg Railroad for a couple of months. Seen here the 4-8-4 steamer is seen pulling the 15 minute shuttle through the Farm Fields o... (more)