Blast Off.

The sun peeks through the clouds behind me as The J, N&W 611, leads 958 through Bedford, Virginia, passing an intermodal bound for Roanoke.

A close up view of the Fireman's side No. 3 crank pin roller bearing on N&W J Class locomotive 611.

Hustling down the grade from the Blue Ridge, the Lynchburg bound Powhatan Arrow led by N&W 611 blasts through Montvale, VA on it's eastbound trek on Sunday, May 8th, 2016 in a scene directly out o... (more)

Let there be Sun!

On the morning of the first day, May 7th, 2016, in Webster, VA, there was steam. And, behold, I saw what Roanoke had made, and it was very good. Norfolk & Western's J-... (more)

OVER/UNDER FEATURING THE "QUEEN OF STEAM"! A few lucky photographers got the opportunity to catch a very special moment while photographing the N&W 611. While waiting for the "J" to make... (more)

A Blast from the Past

Norfolk & Western's venerable J-class No. 611 leads "the Pelican" through Wabun, VA on native rails ducking the still active ROW of the former Virginian on... (more)

The Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 #611 winds its way up Christiansburg Grade as a westbound intermodal train heads toward Radford, Virginia.

N&W 611 and 620 pose together beside the former Southern Railway roundhouse at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer NC

The awesome Class A at Attica Junction, banging across the old B&O diamond, where PRR J1 2-10-4s once trod. The train is headed from Bellevue to the Ohio State Fair in Columbus via the old PRR Sa... (more)

Surrounded by the lush greens of spring leaves, Norfolk and Western Class J #611 is working upgrade at the classic coaling tower in Vicker, Va. with the eastbound 'Pelican.'

N&W 611 passes through CPL style signals at Blue Ridge.

The Powhatan Arrow is making its way back to Roanoke passing under the N&W CPLs at Webster after making the trip to Lynchburg. The signal's are living there final days as the newer PTC signals are... (more)