The J611 steam locomotive, built in May, 1950 at the Norfolk & Western Railway shops in Roanoke, VA, is shown under restoration Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at the North Carolina Transportation Museum ...
In 1982, Robert B. Claytor, chariman of the Norfolk Southern Railway, said that the Class J 484 locomotive was “the finest steam passenger engine ever built, anywhere, anytime.” ...
The Virginia General Assembly named the N&W Class J611 the official steam locomotive of Virginia. The resolution will be presented in the boarding area of the 611 at the O. Winston Link Museum in ...