An iconic locomotive is stationed at the Strasburg Rail Road for the summer season.The Norfolk & Western Railway Class J 611 locomotive is known as a powerhouse of steam, technology and near ...

Fans of historic steam trains will have opportunities to see, ride and even fire up a rare steam locomotive across four weekends in Strasburg this fall. The Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam ...

The reunion between Norfolk & Western Railway’s J Class No. 611 locomotive and its Class M engine No. 475 was an idea whose time had come. Past Strasburg Rail Road president Linn Moedinger had hoped ...

70 years ago, a single night changed the story of one of America’s most legendary steam locomotives. Now, the Virginia Museum of Transportation is hosting a special event to remember that moment.

The Norfolk & Western Class J #611 steam locomotive is designated a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Design News had the ...

A North Carolina man has been charged in connection with sexual assault and robberies in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, according to police. It is something Outer Banks rescue workers deal with often, ...

ROANOKE, Va. — As the buzz builds for the fully functional Norfolk & Western Class J 611 passenger steam engine’s return to Roanoke, an even more powerful sister train quietly came home this week. The ...

“The Spirit of Roanoke”—Norfolk & Western Class J 611, which has sat silently at the Virginia Museum of Transportation for the past 20 years—will soon be headed to Spencer, N.C., for restoration by ...

According to Danville Utilities, water service has been restored to all customers served by Danville Utilities. 27-year-old charged in connection to shooting in Lynchburg, LPD says The Lynchburg ...

The Virginia Museum of Transportation Inc. announced last week that author Colonel Lewis Ingles “Bud” Jeffries has been named the official historian for the Norfolk & Western Class J 611™ Steam ...