ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk & Western J class No. 611 will receive a red, white, and blue scheme to mark America’s 250th anniversary, according to a statement from the Virginia Museum of Transportation, ...
Roanoke, Va., headquarters of the former Norfolk & Western Railway and once known as the "Alamo for Steam," is home to the renowned East End Shops. This facility, still standing today, was where the ...
GOSHEN, Va. (WDBJ) - The Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam locomotive is once again pulling passengers, this time from Victoria Station in Goshen, Virginia. The excursions, called the Shenandoah ...
History lessons come in all forms. Occasionally, lessons can come barreling in at more than 100 miles per hour and weighing over half a million pounds. This is the case with the Norfolk & Western ...
The Virginia Museum of Transportation Inc. announced last week that author Colonel Lewis Ingles “Bud” Jeffries has been named the official historian for the Norfolk & Western Class J 611™ Steam ...
Railfans, rejoice - the Norfolk & Western 611 locomotive is returning to Strasburg this fall. Between Friday, Sept. 30, and Sunday, Nov. 13, the Strasburg Rail Road will host the 611 for rides, visits ...
Norfolk & Western Railway: Steam, Steel, and Storylines is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon ...
The Norfolk & Western 2156 was the strongest-pulling steam locomotive in the world during its coal-hauling heyday in the 1940s and ’50s.