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Norfolk and Western 611, also known as the "Spirit of Roanoke" and the "Queen of Steam", is the only surviving example of Norfolk and Western's (N&W) class J 4-8-4 type "Northern" streamlined steam locomotives.
These repairs left No. 611 in excellent condition when it was retired just three years later, which helped lead to its restoration to operating condition for excursion service in 1982 by N&W's successor Norfolk Southern (NS) and again in 2015 by the Virginia Museum of Transportation (VMT).
The accident injured 177 passengers; 18 were seriously injured and need to be airlifted to nearby hospitals in Norfolk, Virginia. The train was pulled by Norfolk and Western 611, a class J 4-8-4 steam locomotive, which was restored to operating condition for excursion service in 1982.
The Norfolk and Western J class was a class of 14 4-8-4 "Northern" streamlined steam locomotives built by the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) at its Roanoke Shops in Roanoke, Virginia, between 1941 and 1950.
This is a list of locomotives that have worked for the Norfolk and Western Railway. Steam locomotives. Image N&W class Wheel ... 611 preserved: K: 4-4-0: 27-28, 32 ...
English: Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 climbs the eastbound 1% grade approaching Craigsville, VA on the morning of October 13, 2023. Date: 13 October 2023, 09:48:40:
Norfolk & Western Class M2c #1151; Norfolk & Western Class G-1 #6. Built in 1897 by Baldwin, it is the museum's oldest piece of equipment and one of the oldest Norfolk and Western locomotives still in existence. Celanese Porter Fireless Locomotive #1 [7] EJ Lavino Company #34, 0–6–0; Nickel Plate Road #763.
English: Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 pounds up the eastbound 1.22% North Mountain grade through Estaline Valley Road in Augusta Springs, VA on the morning of October 13, 2023. Date 13 October 2023, 10:13:49