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, ...

(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 611 steams up North Mountain along Va. 42 north of Craigsville during the Sunday afternoon run. Local residents and ...

Bev Fitzpatrick worked at Roanoke’s transportation museum when he was 15 years old, as a superintendent, cleaning up the grounds after visitors left. Back then, in 1962, the retired Norfolk & Western ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Sunday was the last day of the Shenandoah Valley Limited excursion on the historic 611 Steam Locomotive. Passengers had a chance to ride a rail pulled by the legendary 611 Steam ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Tuesday, the Norfolk and Western Class J Number 611 made its way from Goshen back home to Roanoke after several weekends of excursions. This locomotive has retained celebrity ...

IT GOES BACK TO ITS NATIVE VIRGINIA. FOR SOME VISITORS, TODAY’S TRIP TO THE STRASBURG RAILROAD IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE. SHE’S JUST A GREAT STEAM ENGINE TO SEE. SHE’S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ...

Out for a test run, the legendary 611 steam locomotive was on the tracks Thursday as final preparations are made for fall excursions.