"The Queen of Steam Thundering North" With a fully booked train consisting of some of the finest private railcars in America, NS train 958 thunders Northbound on the former Southern Rai... (more)

The springtime morning air is cool, but crisp in Salisbury, North Carolina as Roanoke's best, the J-Class 611, slowly eases out of town. With a train full of passengers, the 611 put on a once-in-a... (more)

Returning to Spencer with the first excursion of the year, N&W 611 passes a small cemetery south of Reidsville, NC.

Southbound 957 crosses the bridge spanning the Roanoke River, the NS Altavista District, and the park from where this photo was taken in Altavista.

NS 958 thunders down the main line with NW 611 in charge. The train was called the Piedmont Limited and was coming back form being wyed in Greensboro.

Southbound 957, the return leg of the Spencer-Lynchburg trips run by NCTM, pauses briefly in Danville to swap out EMS personnel.

NW 611 is coming into Spencer. NS 958 is crossing the Yadkin river bridge in this shot. It is about to close off yet another weekend of excursions. This was the Piedmont Limited. I want to say tha... (more)

I have always wondered what 611 would look like under these classic Southern signals. And on 4-9-17 that happened. NS 957 with the NW 611 as sole power is running south to Charlotte with the Charl... (more)

N&W J Class #611 departs Salisbury, NC providing an magnificent show to everyone trackside. It marked the first time since 1994 that the 611 would travel to Charlotte.

Norfolk and Western 611 accelerates southbound by the depot in Salisbury, North Carolina, on its way to Charlotte on a cool spring Sunday morning.

N&W Class J 4-8-4 611 The Queen of Steam leaves the Queen City of Charlotte NC behind headed north on a roundtrip excursion from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer NC to Charlotte... (more)

N&W Class J 4-8-4 611 The Queen of Steam passes through the Queen City of Charlotte NC southbound on a roundtrip excursion from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer NC to Charlotte ... (more)

Southbound 957 with Norfolk & Western 611 rolls through Whittles on the return leg of the Spencer to Lynchburg and back trip.

The northbound return of the "Charlotte Special" passes through the small community of Landis, NC on a beautiful early Spring day in the Piedmont or North Carolina.

611 brings a weekend of running to a close as she tiptoes back into the NC Transportation Museum grounds.