ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc. announced that the Norfolk & Western J-Class No. 611 is back in Roanoke this month. Tentative plans are to offer a “Blow the Whistle” ...

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 ...

When the refurbished Norfolk and Western Class J 611 steam engine rumbles back into downtown Roanoke on Saturday afternoon, it’s going to have an easier go of it than the thousands of admirers ...

The Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steams past the Danville Community Market and was met to cheers by those young and old in attendance Saturday. Matt Bell/Register & Bee Hundreds of bystanders cheered ...

The iconic Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 steam locomotive will return to service this fall. According to the Virginia Scenic Railway, there will be five passenger excursions on five consecutive ...

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 ...

Norfolk Southern Corp. has donated $1.5 million to get the Virginia Museum of Transportation’s classic Norfolk & Western J-Class 611 steam engine working again. The railroad company sold a 1959 ...

GOSHEN, Va. (WDBJ) - Friday is the day the Norfolk and Western Class J Number 611 steam engine begins its limited run excursion. The trip takes passengers from Goshen to Staunton under steam, over the ...

This documentary from the Blue Ridge PBS archives was taped on location in 1984. The star of the program is the Norfolk & Western 611 Class J Locomotive. Built in the Roanoke Shops, the 611 began ...

(WFXR)- The iconic Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 steam locomotive will return to service this fall. According to the Virginia Scenic Railway, there will be five passenger excursions on five ...