Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 steam locomotive is back into service for a limited series of passenger excursions this ...

The iconic Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 steam locomotive will return to service this fall. According to the Virginia ...

An iconic locomotive is stationed at the Strasburg Rail Road for the summer season.The Norfolk & Western Railway Class J 611 locomotive is known as a powerhouse of steam, technology and near ...

“The 611 J-class was the pinnacle of steam-locomotive technology,” said Scott Lindsay, chief mechanical officer of the Virginia Museum of Transportation which owns the 611. Lindsay supervises the fine ...

Built in Roanoke in 1950 at the East End Shops of N&W, the 611 is the last remaining locomotive in its class. The museum’s most famous attraction, the 611 was restored to working order in 2015.

It’s nice to know the lovely and iconic 611 has undergone no harm in its travels. It’s helpful to keep one point in mind. “Locomotives were built to be outside, not inside.” ...

The 611 is the only surviving Class J locomotive built by Norfolk & Western. Only 14 of the Class Js were produced in the N&W Roanoke Shops between 1941 and 1950.

Today, the 611 is the only Class J still in existence and is owned by the VMT. It was restored at the NCTM in 2014-2015 through a worldwide fundraising effort by the VMT.

Norfolk & Western Class J #611 Steam Locomotive coated with Axalta Imron Elite makes debut at celebration held on May 23, 2015. (Photo: Axalta Coating Systems) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail ...

The Virginia Museum of Transportation and “Fire Up 611” refurbished the legendary Norfolk and Western Class J #611 at N.C. Transportation Museum, where a send-off celebration was held on May 23.