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 ...

Get excited, train enthusiasts! Your chance to ride behind the beloved 611 steam locomotive is full steam ahead. The Virginia Museum of Transportation and the Virginia Scenic Railway have announced a ...

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Lancaster County railfans will have opportunities to see, ride and even fire up a rare steam locomotive across four weekends in Strasburg this fall. The Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam passenger ...

SPENCER — The rail enthusiast looks at the Class J 611 steam locomotive, and he sees power, majesty, engineering, the bullet nose, the Tuscan red stripe, the giant wheels, the gleaming rods and 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, ...

(STAUNTON, VA) — The hills and hollows of the Shenandoah Valley will soon be hearing the “lonesome whistle blow” after long absence, thanks to Staunton’s Virginia Scenic Railway. For more than 70 ...

The Virginia Museum of Transportation today announced a feasibility study to look into whether it will be possible to get its world-famous 611 steam locomotive working again. What do you think of the ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Rail enthusiasts will once again have a chance to ride behind the popular Norfolk & Western Class J. No. 611 locomotive this fall. The Virginia Museum of Transportation and the ...