🚂❤️ This Giving Tuesday, help keep the iconic 611 steaming strong! It takes an incredible amount of resources to keep a living, breathing steam locomotive operating. Every trip requires coal and water, grease and oil, insurance, qualified crews, and countless hours of maintenance and inspection. These are just a few of the costs that make what we do possible. Our team is committed to doing the heavy lifting - the mechanical work, the servicing, the long hours, and the dedication required to kee

Turn it up and enjoy! Norfolk & Western class J #611 making some music! The locomotive is shown on the Virginia Scenic Railway , running passenger excursions in conjunction with the Steam Railroading Institute Link to full length video in the comments below! Like, follow, share! #railway #railroad #STEAM #steamengine #steamlocomotive #history #locomotive #thatsteamguy #historicpreservation #operations #heavyequipment #heavymetal #heavymachinery #UnitedStates #train #trains #railway #railroad #tr

6.6K views · 317 reactions | Visit us @ The Virginia Museum of Transportation this weekend where the 611 will be fired up. The cab will be open for visitors to blow the whistle on the 611 ($). Also talk to the crew and see what else is happening. Find out more at our event page Steamin’ at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. | Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 | Facebook

109K views · 8.5K reactions | We see N&W J-Class locomotives #605, 600 and 604 in passenger train service, then an M2 class 4-8-0 "Mastodon" and then we see and hear the story of the wreck of the 611 and how that wreck ended up saving her into current times. From the Main Line Motion Pictures program "N&W Steam in the 1950s, Volume One" https://rfd.video/NWSteam1 | Steam Giants | Facebook

While one railfan films from the ground, another gets a short cab ride aboard Norfolk & Western J-Class No. 611. Then another J-Class powered passenger train is seen. From the Herron Rail Video show "Pocahontas Glory, Volume 5" https://rfd.video/Pocahontas5 | Steam Giants

Norfolk and Western 611 workin' the grade at Ferrol with the Shenandoah Valley Limited (with whistle at the end) ... The special fall train ride was made possible by a collaboration between the Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611, Virginia Museum of Transportation, Steam Railroading Institute, Virginia Scenic Railway and Virginia Mechanical Preservation Society ... #trains #railway #STEAM #railfans #railroadphotography | Dak Dillon Photography

8M views · 59K reactions | Everyone loves the sound of the whistle on...

6.9K views · 298 reactions | Scott Lindsay talks about N&W 611 during...