Roanoke, Va., headquarters of the former Norfolk & Western Railway and once known as the "Alamo for Steam," is home to the renowned East End Shops. This facility, still standing today, was where the ...

Railroad fans in central Pennsylvania are in for a treat during the month of October as Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611, known as “The Queen of Steam,” visits Strasburg Rail Road in Lancaster County ...

1941: Norfolk & Western Roanoke Shops begin building Class J steam locomotives. 1950: The 611 rolls off the line to pull passenger train Powhatan Arrow from Norfolk to Cincinnati. Jan. 23, 1956: 611 ...

History lessons come in all forms. Occasionally, lessons can come barreling in at more than 100 miles per hour and weighing over half a million pounds. This is the case with the Norfolk & Western ...