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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Virginia Scenic Railway announced July 9 in a press release that a joint venture between the Virginia Scenic Railway, The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc., the Steam Railroading Institute ...

Out for a test run, the legendary 611 steam locomotive was on the tracks Thursday as final preparations are made for fall excursions. The Queen of Steam traveled from Victoria Station in Goshen to ...

Bob Willetts peered through the windows of a passenger car at the crowd gathered across from Roanoke’s East End Shops. “The spirit of Roanoke is back,” he said, “and I think you see it out there.” ...

History lessons come in all forms. Occasionally, lessons can come barreling in at more than 100 miles per hour and weighing over half a million pounds. This is the case with the Norfolk & Western ...

The Virginia Museum of Transportation (VMT) and the North Carolina Transportation Museum (NCTM) announce together that the Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam passenger locomotive will return to the ...

ROANOKE (WSLS 10) - An update on the 611 Steam Engine. It's going back into the shop in January 2016 for new wheels. The Virginia Transportation Museum says they hope to have more excursions next year ...

The Virginia Museum of Transporation has released the 2017 excursion schedule for the Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam engine. “We’re ready to go,” said museum spokesman Walker Nelms. Built in ...

Fans of historic steam trains will have opportunities to see, ride and even fire up a rare steam locomotive across four weekends in Strasburg this fall. The Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam ...