Norfolk & Western's "Big Three" steam locomotives represent the apex and final work in the railroad’s steam era.

ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk & Western No. 611 will be turning 75 this month, and Roanoke’s Virginia Museum of Transportation is gearing up for a celebration: May 30, 4-8 p.m.; and May 31, 10 a.m.-4 ...

On May 31, thousands of people flocked to Western Virginia railroad tracks to watch the historic Norfolk and Western J Class 611 steam engine chug and puff into Roanoke in ...

STAUNTON, Va. — Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 is poised to return to the Buckingham Branch Railroad this fall. Beginning on Sept. 26, 2025, the 4-8-4 will lead the Virginia Scenic Railway ...

The Norfolk & Western Class J 611 locomotive is seen at Strasburg Rail Road, Thursday, July 15, 2021. The locomotive was built in 1950 and is the last running locomotive of the 14 ever made.