There was nothing like it.” The 611 was among the N&W’s last steam locomotives. Built in 1950, she pulled the Powhatan Arrow, the famed passenger train, between Norfolk and Cincinnati. She was retired ...

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, ...

Happily, the beloved Norfolk and Western 611 operates much more consistently than Bev Fitzpatrick’s cellphone. In fact, the balky cell belonging to the executive director of the Virginia Museum of ...

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 ...

Choo-choo! The Queen of Steam is back home. Read full article: N&W 611 steam locomotive back on the rails for scenic journeys through Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley Read full article: Two Men and a ...

This massive, rare, historic steam locomotive is made its way from Virginia to Strasburg, where it will be housed until late October with events starting in September. The 611 is the last surviving ...

STAUNTON, Va. - Tickets for the upcoming Shenandoah Valley Limited fall excursions behind Norfolk & Western No. 611 are now available for purchase, ranging from $128 to $318 per person. The J-class ...

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 ...