Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc. and the Strasburg Rail Road Company is pleased to announce that the famous Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam passenger locomotive will again head to Pennsylvania’s Amish Country in […]
In the past few weeks there has been many work sessions and a frenzy of activity surrounding the Norfolk & Western 611 Class J and the consist. The tender and water car have been de-winterized […]
The Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 is back! We’re kicking off the 2021 season with a full weekend of events at the N.C. Transportation Museum, operated in partnership with the Virginia Museum of […]
We’re steaming into 2021, with the North Carolina Museum of Transportation, Virginia Museum of Transportation and the Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611! Mark your calendars for April 30-May 2, and stay tuned for details!
March 18, 2021 – For the past two weekends, we have had a hard-working crewing cleaning the Norfolk & Western 611 Class J tender and drawbar, polishing lights, doing maintenance work on the coal gondolas, […]
Good News! Another work weekend for the N&W Class J 611 in Spencer, North Carolina. This upcoming weekend, we will provide continued care and upkeep on the 611 Locomotive. We also will be performing maintenance […]
All Things 611 is the Virginia Museum of Transportation’s (VMT) Point of Information on all things about our beloved asset the N&W Class J 611. We are very grateful of our partnership with the North […]
The Virginia Museum of Transportation has one of the finest rail collectionsin the United States. More than 50 exhibits provide a broad view of Virginia’s rich railway heritage. To see more on our rail collections […]