The Virginia Scenic Railway announced July 9 in a press release that a joint venture between the Virginia Scenic Railway, The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc., the Steam Railroading Institute ...

Bev Fitzpatrick worked at Roanoke’s transportation museum when he was 15 years old, as a superintendent, cleaning up the grounds after visitors left. Back then, in 1962, the retired Norfolk & Western ...

Historic N&W 611 steam locomotive to offer scenic journeys through Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley Photo's courtesy of the Virginia Museum of Transportation 2025, All ...

STAUNTON, Va. (WDBJ) - A partnership between the Virginia Scenic Railway, The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc., the Steam Railroading Institute and the Virginia Mechanical Preservation Society ...

Out for a test run, the legendary 611 steam locomotive was on the tracks Thursday as final preparations are made for fall excursions. The Queen of Steam traveled from Victoria Station in Goshen to ...

Climb aboard for a fun family day celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the remarkable Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam locomotive at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. Thanks to Advance Auto ...

The iconic Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 steam locomotive will return to service this fall. According to the Virginia Scenic Railway, there will be five passenger excursions on five consecutive ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Tuesday night, the Norfolk & Western Class J #611 steam engine locomotive, or the “Queen of Steam,” returned to the Virginia Museum of Transportation after a five-week excursion ...

(STAUNTON, VA) — The hills and hollows of the Shenandoah Valley will soon be hearing the “lonesome whistle blow” after long absence, thanks to Staunton’s Virginia Scenic Railway. For more than 70 ...

“The steam engine was the beginning of the industrial age, and that’s the epitome of the steam engines.” “There’s a lot of history behind it,” said Eli Cumby, 15, of Lowesville. He was there with his ...