The Queen of Steam, the only surviving J Class from a roster of 14 units stands during the early hours of April 10, 2016 with a full head of steam in Spencer, North Carolina and is ready for it's ... (more)
After missing the entire 2015 611 schedule, I finally laid eyes on the 611 after driving all morning from Cincy to follow the train back from Lynchburg. It was 22 years after the last time I saw h... (more)
The ground shake as the legendary Norfolk & Western J-Class 611 pounds the high iron at track speed through Elmwood,NC (MP S18.0 Elmwood). Amazingly the two diesel that was assisting the 611 was r... (more)
She's back folks! This legendary locomotive along with NS's Southern Heritage unit GE ES44AC #8099, and NCTM's SOU EMD FP7 #6133, is heading south to Spencer, NC on it's first excursion in 2016 ca... (more)