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Pictures of NW 611
 
Owner: Norfolk & Western
Model:UNKNOWN 4-8-4Built As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:388Order No:
Frame Number: Built:
Notes:Built Roanoke May 30, 1950
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The Queen of Steam Departs Manassas
Title:  The Queen of Steam Departs Manassas
Description:  Norfolk & Western J 611 picks up speed after entering the NS B Line. This was my first view of the mighty steam locomotive I've wanted to see since I was a little boy.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 11:36:59 AM
Location:  Manassas, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  298   Comments: 0
Rolling Through Haymarket
Title:  Rolling Through Haymarket
Description:  N&W 611 rounds a bend on the NS B Line in Haymarket.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 11:39:40 AM
Location:  Haymarket, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  236   Comments: 0
Waving to the Crowds
Title:  Waving to the Crowds
Description:  NS 957 with the N&W 611 through Marshall, VA.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 11:41:41 AM
Location:  Marshall, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  184   Comments: 0
Storming On Through
Title:  Storming On Through
Description:  N&W 611 in Markham, VA
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 11:45:12 AM
Location:  Markham, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  158   Comments: 1
Heading To Front Royal
Title:  Heading To Front Royal
Description:  Going away shot of N&W 611
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 11:47:25 AM
Location:  Markham, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  179   Comments: 0
Into Front Royal
Title:  Into Front Royal
Description:  Norfolk and Western 611 makes a grand entrance into Front Royal, VA, with many people there to greet her
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 11:48:09 AM
Location:  Front Royal, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
Predecessors
Title:  Predecessors
Description:  A NS 21st Century steam excursion with N&W 611 on the point crosses a Southern Railway bridge on the NS B Line
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 11:52:10 AM
Location:  Applewood, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  238   Comments: 1
Towering Above
Title:  Towering Above
Description:  N&W 611 passes a grain elevator in Marshall, VA, on one of its first public excursions in over 20 years!
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 11:55:28 AM
Location:  Marshall, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
Smoke Show
Title:  Smoke Show
Description:  N&W 611 rounding the curve in Haymarket, VA.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 11:56:06 AM
Location:  Haymarket, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  187   Comments: 1
Just Passing Through
Title:  Just Passing Through
Description:  Norfolk and Western 611 makes every bit of track speed as they pass by
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 11:56:27 AM
Location:  Haymarket, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
Arriving at the Station
Title:  Arriving at the Station
Description:  After holding for Amtrak, N&W 611 comes into Manassas Station
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 11:58:32 AM
Location:  Manassas, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
Trip #2 Passing The Vaders
Title:  Trip #2 Passing The Vaders
Description:  NS 957, 'The American' with N&W 611 on the point heads through Gainesville with the second trip of the day
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 12:01:01 PM
Location:  Gainesville, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
Onward To Front Royal
Title:  Onward To Front Royal
Description:  The 21st Century steam special with NW 611 rolling through Belvoir
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 12:01:40 PM
Location:  Belvoir, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
Norfolk and Western 611
Title:  Norfolk and Western 611
Description:  On the NS B Line in Belvoir, VA
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 12:02:01 PM
Location:  Belvoir, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  205   Comments: 0
Rolling Through Delaplane
Title:  Rolling Through Delaplane
Description:  NW 611 on the NS B Line to Front Royal
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 12:02:36 PM
Location:  Delaplane, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
Entering Front Royal
Title:  Entering Front Royal
Description:  'The American' with J Class 611 approaches Riverton Jct where it will wye and head back for Manassas
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 12:06:10 PM
Location:  Front Royal, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  175   Comments: 1
Rolling Coal!
Title:  Rolling Coal!
Description:  NS 957 with N&W 611 heads back to Manassas, passing one of the unique Southern Railway whsitle posts
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 12:06:53 PM
Location:  Happy Creek, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  300   Comments: 0
Delaplana, Virgina
Title:  Delaplana, Virgina
Description:  Norfolk and Western 611 passing through one of the many small towns on the NS B Line
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 12:03:03 PM
Location:  Delaplane, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
Through The Plains
Title:  Through The Plains
Description:  N&W 611 seen passing some fields in The Plains, VA
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 12:08:01 PM
Location:  The Plains, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
Nearing The End
Title:  Nearing The End
Description:  Norfolk and Western 611 leads the American back into Manassas
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 12:09:25 PM
Location:  Manassas, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
Manassas Yard
Title:  Manassas Yard
Description:  N&W shoves her train through the NS Manassas Yard.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 12:14:24 PM
Location:  Manassas, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) NS 9434(C44-9W)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
Shoving Into The Station
Title:  Shoving Into The Station
Description:  N&W 611 shoves 'The American' back into Amtraks Manassas station so the passengers can detrain.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 12:09:49 PM
Location:  Manassas, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  126   Comments: 0
Simmering In Evening Light
Title:  Simmering In Evening Light
Description:  NW 611 lets passengers off at the Amtrak Manassas Station before heading into the yard
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 12:10:32 PM
Location:  Manassas, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
The Crowds Look On
Title:  The Crowds Look On
Description:  Norfolk and Western 611 heads back to Manassas Yard for the night.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 12:11:00 PM
Location:  Manassas, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  183   Comments: 1
Heading For The Yard
Title:  Heading For The Yard
Description:  The weekends excursions are over and N&W 611 heads back to Manassas Yard. If you get a chance to see 611, make sure to do so, its well worth it!
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/8/2015 12:11:32 PM
Location:  Manassas, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  195   Comments: 1
We Meet Again
Title:  We Meet Again
Description:  Norfolk & Western 611 leads train 958 under an old Southern signal bridge on its way north to Lynchburg. First time seeing the queen on steam since June of 2015!
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:27:43 PM
Location:  Thomasville, NC
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
Lynchburg Bound
Title:  Lynchburg Bound
Description:  NS 958 with N&W 611 leading the way passing through Rudd, NC
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:30:16 PM
Location:  Rudd, NC
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) NS 8099(ES44AC)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
Elevator Roll By
Title:  Elevator Roll By
Description:  Making track speed in Ruffin, NC
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:33:38 PM
Location:  Ruffin, NC
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
A Classic Scene
Title:  A Classic Scene
Description:  N&W 611 rolls by a grain elevator on its way to Lynchburg, VA
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:33:52 PM
Location:  Ruffin, NC
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) NS 8099(ES44AC) SOU 6133(FP7A)
Views:  167   Comments: 1
Danville Crossings
Title:  Danville Crossings
Description:  NS 959 crosses over the Dan River after making a stop to change EMTs
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:34:31 PM
Location:  Danville, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) NS 8099(ES44AC) SOU 6133(FP7A)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
Chargin' Through Chatham
Title:  Chargin' Through Chatham
Description:  NS 958 passing through the small town of Chatham
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:35:42 PM
Location:  Chatham, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
Altavista Trestle
Title:  Altavista Trestle
Description:  Norfolk & Western 611 crosses over the trestle that spans the Roanoke River, making good time to Lynchburg
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:36:41 PM
Location:  Altavista, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) NS 8099(ES44AC) SOU 6133(FP7A)
Views:  280   Comments: 1
Through The Yard
Title:  Through The Yard
Description:  N&W 611 leads NS 958 through Lynchburg Yard, making its way to the Amtrak Station
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:37:11 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) NS 8099(ES44AC)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
Over the Crowds
Title:  Over the Crowds
Description:  Quite a gathering has formed to welcome to Queen of Steam into Lynchburg, VA
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:37:39 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) NS 8099(ES44AC) SOU 6133(FP7A)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
Southbound to Spencer
Title:  Southbound to Spencer
Description:  After an almost 2hour delay, NS 957 heads south through Hurt
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:39:48 PM
Location:  Hurt, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) NS 8099(ES44AC) SOU 6133(FP7A)
Views:  241   Comments: 0
Steam and Blue Skies
Title:  Steam and Blue Skies
Description:  Norfolk & Western 611 making track speed on the trip south to Spencer
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:40:10 PM
Location:  Hurt, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) NS 8099(ES44AC) SOU 6133(FP7A)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
Running Against the Clock
Title:  Running Against the Clock
Description:  After holding in Lynchburg for several NS freights, N&W 611 makes up for lost time on the way back to Spencer
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:45:45 PM
Location:  Sycamore, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) NS 8099(ES44AC) SOU 6133(FP7A)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
Steam in the Sunlight
Title:  Steam in the Sunlight
Description:  Running at high speeds like she was built for, N&W 611 blasts through the small town of Whittles leading NS 957
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:44:00 PM
Location:  Whittles, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) NS 8099(ES44AC) SOU 6133(FP7A)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
In the Shadows
Title:  In the Shadows
Description:  N&W 611 through Blairs on its way south
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:47:19 PM
Location:  Blairs, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
Basking in the Sunlight
Title:  Basking in the Sunlight
Description:  N&W 611 stopped in Danville to change EMTs before heading south into North Carolina
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:47:45 PM
Location:  Danville, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
Charging Out of Danville
Title:  Charging Out of Danville
Description:  N&W 611 heads south for North Carolina and eventually, Spencer
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:49:00 PM
Location:  Danville, VA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
Shadowed Beauty
Title:  Shadowed Beauty
Description:  N&W 611 is seen one last time in the shadows before all light goes away, leading NS 957 through Ruffin
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/13/2016 10:49:32 PM
Location:  Ruffin, NC
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
Morning Glint
Title:  Morning Glint
Description:  N&W 611 switches tracks to head for Asheville, NC
Photo Date:  4/10/2016  Upload Date: 4/14/2016 9:13:40 AM
Location:  Salisbury, NC
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) NS 8099(ES44AC) SOU 6133(FP7A)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
Onto The S Line
Title:  Onto The S Line
Description:  NS 958 with N&W 611 rounds the northern leg of the Salisbury Wye on its way to Ahseville
Photo Date:  4/10/2016  Upload Date: 4/14/2016 9:13:59 AM
Location:  Salisbury, NC
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) NS 8099(ES44AC)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
The Queen of Steam on the Road to Paradise
Title:  The Queen of Steam on the Road to Paradise
Description:  Norfolk and Western 611 is moved around the Strasburg Yard after arriving a few days before
Photo Date:  8/26/2019  Upload Date: 9/5/2019 9:05:34 PM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  360   Comments: 1
Into the Shops
Title:  Into the Shops
Description:  Norfolk and Western 611 is shoved into Strasburg’s back shops for work, as daily farm life takes place in the foreground
Photo Date:  8/26/2019  Upload Date: 9/5/2019 9:06:26 PM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) SRC 8618(SW8)
Views:  433   Comments: 1
The Queen of Steam on the Road to Paradise
Title:  The Queen of Steam on the Road to Paradise
Description:  Norfolk & Western 611 is looking out of place as she leads the 10:30 train back to Strasburg
Photo Date:  9/28/2019  Upload Date: 10/15/2019 2:01:09 PM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  131   Comments: 1
Norfolk & Western Sisters Reunited
Title:  Norfolk & Western Sisters Reunited
Description:  The only two active N&W steamers in the world meet at Groff's Grove
Photo Date:  9/28/2019  Upload Date: 10/15/2019 2:07:43 PM
Location:  Cherry Hill[Lancaste, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
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Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4) NW 475(4-8-0)
Views:  177   Comments: 1
Stopping at Groffs
Title:  Stopping at Groffs
Description:  Norfolk & Western 611 comes to a pause at Groffs Grove to meet 475
Photo Date:  9/28/2019  Upload Date: 10/15/2019 2:08:07 PM
Location:  Cherry Hill[Lancaste, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  140   Comments: 1
Back to Strasburg
Title:  Back to Strasburg
Description:  The 12:30 611 run heads back to the 'burg
Photo Date:  9/28/2019  Upload Date: 10/15/2019 2:08:46 PM
Location:  Cherry Hill[Lancaste, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  159   Comments: 1

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