Norfolk Southern’s Norfolk & Western heritage locomotive, ES44AC No. 8103, will take part in the 75th anniversary celebration ...

The sleek and powerful class J steam passenger locomotives ... ambassador for the remarkable rail heritage of Norfolk Southern.” The 611 will move from Roanoke to the N.C. Transportation ...

Built in Roanoke in 1950, the museum’s classic locomotive was restored ... proud to be part of keeping the 611 under steam,” Norfolk Southern spokeswoman Susan Terpay wrote in an email.

The railroad giant will not operate any 21st Century Steam ... they can run 611 in Virginia and the Carolinas in 2016,” Terpay wrote. Charles “Wick” Moorman, the Norfolk Southern board ...

Norfolk & Western No. 611 will ... even more meaningful is the global reach of No. 611's reputation. It is one of only a handful of steam locomotives worldwide with an international following ...

But the queen of all Norfolk and Western Railway’s steam locomotives — the streamlined 611 — will be running weekend excursions between Goshen and Staunton from October 6 to November 5. And that ...

Norfolk Southern aids Souderton’s Railroad & Industrial Preservation Society with a $10,000 grant to restore the Alco S2 No. 611, writes Trains.com. Built in 1948, the No. 611 is the last intact ...

An effort to restore a historic locomotive that once ran between Bethlehem and southern New York has received a financial boost from the Norfolk Southern Company. The Atlanta-based railroad ...

(WHSV) - As diesel engines began entering service, Norfolk and ... the 611 was built at the East End Shops in Roanoke in 1950. The 611 is a Class J steam locomotive, noted for its streamlined ...

The historic Norfolk and Western 611 steam locomotive was in action on Thursday for a test run before it becomes part of the Virginia Scenic Railway for a limited time only. From October through ...