611 Departing Roanoke with excursion train
611 and 4501 being serviced prior to excursions
Chattanooga-Atlanta excursion
N&W J 611 heads back to Buffalo for return leg of excursion to Erie, PA.
J Class 611 eastbound over the Roanoke River at Singer near Glenvar
J Class 611 in Roanoke with the old N&W HQ building to the left.
J Class 611 at the Shawsville
Crewe, VA, mayor Herb Taylor presents the key to the city to NS CEO Robert Claytor during 611's stop at Crewe on its very first excursion run.
Just arrived at Bixby siding in Advance, NC. after stalling out on excursion duty, the 611 will wait until rescue units pickup the stalled train and take train into Winston-Salem.
NS 5195 GP38-2, & CSXT 8481 SD40-2 roll past N&W J class 611 at Bixby siding after 611 stalled with excursion train.
Fast running southbound to Columbus on former N&W rails.
The last time N&W 611 would ever climb Saluda Grade. The announcement that the program would end was only had a few weeks before. I was so lucky to be here to capture this.
The 2nd to last steam excursion to ever descend Saluda Mountain. The very last trip would be in November of 1994.
N&W Class J #911 leaving Ironton, Ohio westbound for Cincinnati with excursion. Early 1990's.
