Norfolk & Western Class J #611 storms through Ruffin, North Carolina.

Norfolk & Western Class J #611 storms through Jamestown, North Carolina as a crowd of 200 or so look on from both sides of the tracks.

After about a half hour delay, Norfolk & Western Class J #611 eases it's train out of the NCTM and prepares to enter the Norfolk Southern mainline with a train full of excited passengers for the f... (more)

On it's final night at the North Carolina Transportation Museum, newly restored Norfolk & Western Class J #611 rests peacefully under the stars.

On it's final night at the North Carolina Transportation Museum, newly restored Norfolk & Western Class J #611 rests peacefully under a partly cloudy sky as the breaks through.

Norfolk & Western Class J #611 blasts north past the north end of Spencer Yard at Linwood, North Carolina.

Norfolk & Western J #611 starts it's journey across Yadkin River Bridge enroute to Roanoke, VA.

The Queen of Steam makes its maiden run after a second restoration seen passing through the single track just north of Lexington, North Carolina on the old Southern mainline on its trip back to th... (more)

N&W #611 made it's historic trip home from Spencer, NC to Roanoke, VA, What a great welcome 611 got as it passed all the towns along the way, Thanks to all who made this trip possible

611 passes the signal bridge at "Lee" on the north end of Linwood yard on this beautiful May morning.

611 glides across the calm waters of the Dan River as it passes through Danville, VA on this beautiful May morning.

The Queen of Steam passes through downtown Greensboro, North Carolina on it's maiden trip while putting on a grand show for thousands of spectators young and old. What a historic day it was in man... (more)

The Queen of Steam picks up the momentum during it's 2015 maiden trip back to it's home of the Star City, Roanoke, Virginia.

The Queen of Steam is on home rails during it's 2015 maiden trip back to it's home of the Star City, Roanoke, Virginia.

The Queen and the Pride of Roanoke stands at the North Carolina Transportation Museum only two hours before it's maiden voyage begins from Spencer, North Carolina to it's home city of Roanoke, Vir... (more)