Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Being pulled by another train, the Norfolk & Western 611 steam locomotive sped past onlookers Thursday on its way to the Virginia ...

STAUNTON, Va. (WDBJ) - A partnership between the Virginia Scenic Railway, The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc., the Steam Railroading Institute and the Virginia Mechanical Preservation Society ...

Even today, 611 is the pinnacle of steam locomotive technology, the final fruit of more than 120 years of engineering development. A Class J could produce more than 5,000 net horsepower, and reach 110 ...

An iconic locomotive is stationed at the Strasburg Rail Road for the summer season.The Norfolk & Western Railway Class J 611 locomotive is known as a powerhouse of steam, technology and near ...

SPENCER — The rail enthusiast looks at the Class J 611 steam locomotive, and he sees power, majesty, engineering, the bullet nose, the Tuscan red stripe, the giant wheels, the gleaming rods and the ...

Read full article: Historic N&W 611 steam locomotive back on the rails for scenic journeys through Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley Built at the east end shops in Roanoke in 1950, N&W 611 is still beloved ...

In recent months it has been possible to drive to Spencer, North Carolina, to see the pride of Roanoke, Virginia. All across the nation, even in many other countries around the world, steam ...

Rail fans have long hoped to see the Virginia Museum of Transportation's historic Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam engine roll down the tracks again under its own power. On Friday, the museum ...

(STAUNTON, VA) — The hills and hollows of the Shenandoah Valley will soon be hearing the “lonesome whistle blow” after long absence, thanks to Staunton’s Virginia Scenic Railway. For more than 70 ...

The Virginia General Assembly named the N&W Class J611 the official steam locomotive of Virginia. The resolution will be presented in the boarding area of the 611 at the O. Winston Link Museum in ...

Being pulled by another train, the Norfolk & Western 611 steam locomotive sped past onlookers Thursday on its way to the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke. The steam engine, built in 1950, ...