The N&W Class J 611 is on its way to Strasburg Rail Road. This massive, rare, historic steam locomotive is making its way from Virginia to Strasburg, where it will be housed until late October with ...

There was nothing like it.” The 611 was among the N&W’s last steam locomotives. Built in 1950, she pulled the Powhatan Arrow, the famed passenger train, between Norfolk and Cincinnati. She was retired ...

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, ...

The 1950-built N&W 611, widely regarded as one of the finest steam locomotives ever made, will lead a series of passenger excursions called the Shenandoah Valley Limited. The trips will run for five ...

The reunion between Norfolk & Western Railway’s J Class No. 611 locomotive and its Class M engine No. 475 was an idea whose time had come. Past Strasburg Rail Road president Linn Moedinger had hoped ...

Happily, the beloved Norfolk and Western 611 operates much more consistently than Bev Fitzpatrick’s cellphone. In fact, the balky cell belonging to the executive director of the Virginia Museum of ...

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 ...

If you're a fan of trains, history or even autumn foliage, you'll have a rare chance this fall to catch a ride on the last surviving 611 steam locomotive for a 3.5-hour trip in Virginia. That's after ...

Southwest Virginia rail fans hoping for an opportunity to ride in a passenger car pulled by the Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam engine will have that chance this year, but they will have to travel ...

The N&W 611 was built in 1950 by the Roanoke shop for Norfolk & Western Railway. "The Selfish Giant" is one of five charming stories in the collection "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" by Irish ...