Norfolk & Western J Class No. 611 is westbound in Cleveland on Aug. 4, 1985. The visible matching set of cars makes this all the more special. I believe that Paul Woodring was also here when when this image was made. The train was making a roundtrip between Erie, Pennsylvania, and Bellevue. It made two roundtrips betwen those points that weekend.
Last weekend I went to Roanoke, Virginia, to chase the Norfolk & Western J class 611 trips. I had hoped to get some of the last remaining N&W signals but the last one was replaced just a week before these trips. Well it’s still a steam engine and there’s many great photo opportunities in this area. I’ve shared a few of them here.
This includes showing the 611 leaving Roanoke and passing the freight car shops; climbing Christianburg grade at Shawsville, Virginia; and passing the coal dock at Vicker, Virginia.
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