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 ...

Tickets for upcoming fall excursions behind N&W No. 611 are now available. The J-class 4-8-4 is seen traversing the fall foliage along the Buckingham Branch Railroad in October 2023. David Cooper ...

A VMI cadet and his brother, who will matriculate at the school in the fall, are among the volunteers who have been working at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke this summer to help get ...

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 ...

The famed Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 steam locomotive will return to service this fall for limited passenger excursions. The 611, owned and operated by the Virginia Museum of Transportation, is ...

The Virginia Scenic Railway announced that the famed Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 steam locomotive will be back in service for a limited series of passenger excursions this fall. The Virginia ...

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 ...

Historic N&W 611 steam locomotive to offer scenic journeys through Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley Photo's courtesy of the Virginia Museum of Transportation 2025, All ...

Norfolk Southern’s Norfolk & Western heritage locomotive passes through Williamsfield, Ill., on BNSF on Jan. 15, 2013. The diesel will make an appearance at the 75th anniversary celebration for N&W ...

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 ...