The Norfolk & Western Class J #611 steam locomotive is designated a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Design News had the ...

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 ...

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, ...

Visitors -- from hardcore train enthusiasts to the mere railway-curious -- are expected to converge on Strasburg Rail Road in force this fall, when, after it receives its yearly inspection and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

N&W 611 steam engine arrives in Staunton for Summer of Steam The only running Norfolk & Western Class J-611 steam locomotive arrived in Staunton for the beginning of a four-weekend tour. Let's look ...

The 611 locomotive is officially chugging along the train tracks ahead of its fall excursions beginning next week. The locomotive at the Virginia Museum of Transportation is prepared to make trips to ...

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 ...

The only running Norfolk & Western Class J-611 steam locomotive arrived in Staunton for the beginning of a four-weekend tour. Let's look inside.