The Spirit of Roanoke makes her triumphant return. After years of waiting, the world-renowned Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 steam locomotive will kick off its 2023 fall excursions on Friday ...

No. 611 locomotive this fall. The Virginia Museum of Transportation and the Virginia Scenic Railway announced Wednesday the steam passenger locomotive will host scheduled and limited excursions in ...

the Norfolk & Southern 611 Class J No. 611 steam locomotive, will take to the rails in southwest Virginia again. This after a several-year hiatus. We know a lot of you had questions, so we got to ...

Norfolk Southern’s Norfolk & Western heritage locomotive, ES44AC No. 8103, will take part in the 75th anniversary celebration ...

THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN CLASS J 611 IS KNOWN AS AN ENGINEERING POWERHOUSE OF STEAM, TECHNOLOGY, AND NEAR MECHANICAL PERFECTION. THE TRAIN IS THE SOLE SURVIVOR OF 14 CLASS J STEAM LOCOMOTIVES.

The “Blow the Whistle Event” is happening from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for those interested in viewing the steam locomotive. Visitors will have the chance for a cab tour, and to blow the whistle.

Lancaster County railfans 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 ...

SPENCER – After a year-long refit, it’s almost time for the Class J 611 locomotive to make its triumphal return to its hometown of Roanoke, Va. Saturday, the N.C. Transportation Museum ...

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 ...

GOSHEN — The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc. (VMT) and the Virginia Scenic Railway (VSR) announced that the Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 steam passenger locomotive will be operating a ...

GOSHEN — The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc. (VMT) and the Virginia Scenic Railway (VSR) announced that the tickets for fall excursions on the No. 611 steam passenger locomotive are available ...