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Norfolk and Western 611, also known as the "Spirit of Roanoke" and the "Queen of Steam", is a preserved Norfolk and Western (N&W) class "J" 4-8-4 "Northern" streamlined steam locomotive built in May 1950 by the N&W's East End Shops in Roanoke, Virginia. It was one of the last steam passenger locomotives built in the United States and represents the pinnacle of steam locomotive technology.
No. 611 was assigned to haul the N&W's Powhatan Arrow, Pocahontas, and Cavalier passenger trains between Norfolk, Virginia and Cincinnati and Portsmouth, Ohio as well as ferrying the Southern Railway's Birmingham Special, Pelican and Tennessean between Lynchburg, Virginia and Bristol, Tennessee. It was retired from revenue service in 1959 and donated to the Virginia Museum of Transportation (VMT) to be put on display in 1962, making it the sole survivor of the fourteen class J locomotives. In 1982, Norfolk Southern (NS) restored the locomotive to operating condition for excursion service as it became the star of their steam program, pulling excursions throughout the eastern United States. No. 611 was retired again in December 1994 and moved back to the VMT.
Original Design.
Norfolk and Western 611, also known as the "Spirit of Roanoke" and the "Queen of Steam", is a preserved Norfolk and Western (N&W) class "J" 4-8-4 "Northern" streamlined steam locomotive built in May 1950 by the N&W's East End Shops in Roanoke, Virginia. It was one of the last steam passenger locomotives built in the United States and represents the pinnacle of steam locomotive technology.
No. 611 was assigned to haul the N&W's Powhatan Arrow, Pocahontas, and Cavalier passenger trains between Norfolk, Virginia and Cincinnati and Portsmouth, Ohio as well as ferrying the Southern Railway's Birmingham Special, Pelican and Tennessean between Lynchburg, Virginia and Bristol, Tennessee. It was retired from revenue service in 1959 and donated to the Virginia Museum of Transportation (VMT) to be put on display in 1962, making it the sole survivor of the fourteen class J locomotives. In 1982, Norfolk Southern (NS) restored the locomotive to operating condition for excursion service as it became the star of their steam program, pulling excursions throughout the eastern United States. No. 611 was retired again in December 1994 and moved back to the VMT.
Original Design.
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