Norfolk and Western class J 611 is running though Cook Springs, Ala. on the first trip after its rebuilding. The train has left Birmingham for Atlanta.

Norfolk and Western class J 611 has been brought down from Roanoke, Va. and the first rebuilding for steaming up is underway.

Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 leads the Virginian from Spencer, NC - Lynchburg, VA and return. Seen here making it's way North through downtown Reidsville, NC.

For the first time in well over two decades, Norfolk & Western No. 611 claws her way uphill through the famous Southern loops. With minimal diesel assistance, the "Queen of Steam" sure p... (more)

Top of the mountain... while the loops may be an impressive feat of engineering, the show is at Ridgecrest where westbound trains crest the continental divide, the sound of 611 working hard in the... (more)

611 has her train strung around the big curve at Hurt, VA for the throngs of train watchers at this locale.

Operating as NC symbol 957, Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 #611 begins its trip home from Spencer, North Carolina to Roanoke, Virginia. The train is seen racing through Ruffin, NC.

Operating as NC symbol 957, Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 #611 begins its trip home from Spencer, North Carolina to Roanoke, Virginia. The train is seen racing through Ruffin, NC.

Operating as NC symbol 957, Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 #611 begins its trip home from Spencer, North Carolina to Roanoke, Virginia. The train is seen ducking under the signal at CP Lee just n... (more)

Steam, stations, and semaphores... Even in a reenacted scene still a beautiful sight to behold.

N&W 611 drifts past the previous days mainline consist during a photo charter at the N.C. Transportation Museum. The days antics with 611 didn't compare with her mainline performances the two prev... (more)

611 may be the "Queen of Steam" but in the confines of the yard where she can't stretch her legs the better show comes from lil' ol' 126 who could actually open the throttle and work a b... (more)

8099 by a nose... Unplanned, but during the Fired Up photo charter lunch break 126, 611, and 8099 all lined up nicely on and behind the turntable for a study in nose profiles.

611 leans around a curve in front of the Lucky Strike Cigarette plant enroute to Lynchburg, VA.