Bev Fitzpatrick worked at Roanoke’s transportation museum when he was 15 years old, as a superintendent, cleaning up the grounds after visitors left. Back then, in 1962, the retired Norfolk & Western ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc. announced that the Norfolk & Western J-Class No. 611 is back in Roanoke this month. Tentative plans are to offer a “Blow the Whistle” ...

Norfolk Southern Corp. has donated $1.5 million to get the Virginia Museum of Transportation’s classic Norfolk & Western J-Class 611 steam engine working again. The railroad company sold a 1959 ...

GOSHEN, Va. (WDBJ) - Friday is the day the Norfolk and Western Class J Number 611 steam engine begins its limited run excursion. The trip takes passengers from Goshen to Staunton under steam, over the ...

The iconic Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 steam locomotive will return to service this fall. According to the Virginia Scenic Railway, there will be five passenger excursions on five consecutive ...

The Virginia Museum of Transportation has announced the return of the Norfolk and Western J-Class 611 train to Roanoke at the beginning of June.

ROANOKE, Va. – Calling all train enthusiasts! The Queen of Steam is returning to the Star City. The Virginia Museum of Transportation announced the return of the Norfolk and Western J-Class 611 train ...

This documentary from the Blue Ridge PBS archives was taped on location in 1984. The star of the program is the Norfolk & Western 611 Class J Locomotive. Built in the Roanoke Shops, the 611 began ...

(WFXR)- The iconic Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 steam locomotive will return to service this fall. According to the Virginia Scenic Railway, there will be five passenger excursions on five ...