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Description
Here's some history on the train engine:
Norfolk and Western 611, also known as the "Spirit of Roanoke" and the "Queen of Steam", is a Norfolk and Western (N&W) class "J" 4-8-4 "Northern" streamlined steam locomotive built in May 1950 by the N&W's East End Shops in Roanoke, Virginia. It was one of the last steam passenger locomotives built in the United States and represents the pinnacle of steam locomotive technology. No. 611 was assigned to haul the N&W's premier passenger trains between Norfolk, Virginia and Cincinnati, Ohio as well as ferrying the Southern Railway's passenger trains between Lynchburg, Virginia and Bristol, Tennessee. It was retired from revenue service in 1959 and donated to the Virginia Museum of Transportation (VMT) to be put on display in 1962, making it the sole survivor of the fourteen class J locomotives. In 1982, N&W's successor, Norfolk Southern (NS) restored the locomotive to operating condition for use in excursion service as it became the star of their steam program, pulling excursions throughout the eastern United States. In 1984, No. 611 was dedicated as a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and was often served as the symbol to Roanoke and its railroading history. In late 1994, No. 611 was retired again and moved back to the VMT when NS discontinued the steam program due to liability insurance. In February 2013, the VMT launched the Fire Up 611! committee to raise enough money to restore the locomotive to operating condition once again for excursion service in May 2015. In 2017, the Virginia General Assembly officially designated the 611 as the official state steam locomotive in Virginia.
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