Charging up-hill out of Leaman Place, NW 611 billows a plume of dark smoke on its way back to Strasburg. Built in 1950, the bullet-like locomotive has been fully restored and is the last class J l... (more)

A broadside view of CN 6200 on a sunny morning. It has 73 inch drivers and a Vandberbilt tender. Underneath the cab window is '57%,' representing a tractive effort of nearly 57,000 pounds (56,785 ... (more)

After getting photos of two different Norfolk Southern heritage units leading trains, it looked like the 7:00 Strasburg train would possibly operate in storm light. Those conditions didn’t exact... (more)

Steam Show: Watching N&W 611 leave Roanoke on one of its last mainline excursions was the first time I'd seen a proper display of mainline steam power.

Tom Golden photo.

Morning Steam. For the first time since 1953, Santa Fe 2926 moves under her own power after more than 20 years of work by the dedicated volunteers of the New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railr... (more)

The two P36 class steamers #0050 and #0064 are shunting at Grebenka.

No. 611 leads the Amish Edition of the Powhatan Arrow through the Pennsylvania Dutch countryside on a wet spring day.

The Soviet P36 0050 has just arrived at the Grebenka station with a passenger train. In the back an electric locomotive of the VL80 class can be seen.

Another work session complete, Santa Fe 2926 is only a couple weeks away from moving under her own power after a long and care taking restoration. Photo taken with permission.

Ready the Sun - cue the clouds! Can we get a plume? And... action! Sometimes puzzle pieces come together!

While on loan to the Pennsylvania Railroad for testing, Norfolk & Western's 4-8-4 No. 611 makes a visit to Strasburg, cutting away from the PRR main by the freight house at Leaman Place. Yeah... ... (more)

N&W No. 611 emerges from a tunnel of tress at Carpenters, in Paradise, PA, along the Strasburg Rail Road.

Nothing like a cool refreshing 611 Big Gulp™ after a 9 mile round trip excursion to Paradise and back!

It's about time!

N&W No. 611 leads the 5 PM excursion past the railroad's new clock tower and on towards the station. Lancaster jeweler Brent L. Miller Railroad: Norfolk & Western
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Ronks, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NW 611
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 10, 2021