![A close up shot of a train turning the corner](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1f0715_04resize.jpg)
Class J No. 601 hits a curve at Naugatuck, W.Va., in August 1956 as the Powhatan Arrow nears Williamson, W.Va.
John Krave photo, Trains collection
John Krave photo, Trains collection
![A close up shot of a train turning the corner](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1f0715_04resize-100x80.jpg)
![A train passing by](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1f0715_09resize.jpg)
Near the end of her career, No. 611 pulls train 16-22 through South Norfolk, Va., on a cloudy day in 1958.
H. Reid, Trains collection
H. Reid, Trains collection
![A train passing by](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1f0715_09resize-100x80.jpg)
![Two guys stand off to the side as a train passes by with big black smoke coming out of its chimney](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1f0715_13resize.jpg)
No. 611 puts on a show for fans during a photo runby at Yadkin Va., on an Oct. 18, 1959 excursion from Petersburg, Va., to Norfolk Va., for the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
Ara Mesrobian photo, Trains collection
Ara Mesrobian photo, Trains collection
![Two guys stand off to the side as a train passes by with big black smoke coming out of its chimney](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1f0715_13resize-100x80.jpg)
![A picture of the nose of a train sitting in a station](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1f0715_19resize.jpg)
Dirty and dusty from disuse, No. 611 slumbers inside the Shaffers Crossing Roundhouse in Roanoke, Va., after the final run in October 1959 and before she was put on display at Wasena Park in 1963.
H. Reid photo, Trains collection
H. Reid photo, Trains collection
![A picture of the nose of a train sitting in a station](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1f0715_19resize-100x80.jpg)
![A train turning a corner as it passing through a forest](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1h0715_01resize.jpg)
Norfolk & Western No. 611 pound upgrade at Blue Ridge, Va., with an Appalachian Power Co. special bound for Norfolk, Va., on Aug. 30, 1959.
William E. Warden Jr. photo, Trains collection
William E. Warden Jr. photo, Trains collection
![A train turning a corner as it passing through a forest](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1h0715_01resize-100x80.jpg)
![A train passing below a bridge](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1h0715_04resize.jpg)
Class J No. 604 leads the eastbound Pocahontas through Pembroke, Va., on May 14, 1942.
Edward Grimes collection
Edward Grimes collection
![A train passing below a bridge](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1h0715_04resize-100x80.jpg)
![A train passing through a forest](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1h0715_11resize.jpg)
No. 611 leaves South Norfolk, Va., in July 1957 with train No. 3, the Pocahontas.
H. Reid, Trains collection
H. Reid, Trains collection
![A train passing through a forest](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1h0715_11resize-100x80.jpg)
![A head on shot of a train sitting at a station](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1h0715_12resize.jpg)
No. 605 pierces one of the two bores at Montgomery Tunnel as it climbs the Christiansburg grade west of Roanoke with the Powhatan Arrow behind its couplers.
Philip R. Hastings photo, Trains collection
Philip R. Hastings photo, Trains collection
![A head on shot of a train sitting at a station](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1h0715_12resize-100x80.jpg)
![A train exiting a tunnel](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1h0715_13resize.jpg)
On a rainy day in Roanoke, Va., in July 1957, No. 602 waits to take train No. 45, the Tennessean, west to Bristol. The train is heavy with head-end business.
William E. Warden Jr. photo, Trains collection
William E. Warden Jr. photo, Trains collection
![A train exiting a tunnel](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tr1h0715_13resize-100x80.jpg)
![A train passing through a narrow stretch](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/flanaryronnw611dublinva5992resize.jpg)
No. 611 works up grade at Dublin, Va., on an May 9, 1992 excursion.
Ron Flanary photo
Ron Flanary photo
![A train passing through a narrow stretch](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/flanaryronnw611dublinva5992resize-100x80.jpg)
![A train speeding by](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/flanaryronnw611panwbferrymaxmeadowsva43092resize.jpg)
Near Max Meadows, Va., No. 611 cuts a sharp profile on a westbound ferry move on April 30, 1992.
Ron Flanary photo
Ron Flanary photo
![A train speeding by](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/flanaryronnw611panwbferrymaxmeadowsva43092resize-100x80.jpg)
![A train passing by during sunset](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/glischinskiresize.jpg)
At sunset on Dec. 6, 1994, No. 611 rolls through Kings Mountain, N.C., on its final trip from Birmingham, Ala., to Roanoke, Va.
Steve Glischinski photo
Steve Glischinski photo
![A train passing by during sunset](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/glischinskiresize-100x80.jpg)
![A train passing through a hilly area with lots of trees](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/teh1432320resize.jpg)
On the return leg of an Alexandria, Va.-Lynchburg, Va., excursion, No. 611 rolls north on the former Southern Railway main line at Arrowhead, Va., on May 15, 1993.
Alex Mayes photo
Alex Mayes photo
![A train passing through a hilly area with lots of trees](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/teh1432320resize-100x80.jpg)
![A train passing over a bridge surrounded by trees](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/teh1432321resize.jpg)
Crossing the Tye River bridge north of Amherst, Va., No. 611 is northbound on May 22, 1994.
Alex Mayes photo
Alex Mayes photo
![A train passing over a bridge surrounded by trees](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/teh1432321resize-100x80.jpg)
![A train passing below a stoplight](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dsc_8066resized.jpg)
Norfolk Southern’s Norfolk & Western heritage unit, No. 8103 pulls Wabash E8 No. 1009 and No. 611 south through Reidsville, N.C. on May 25, 2014 on the steam locomotive’s journey from Roanoke, Va., to the restoration shop in Spencer, N.C.
Jim Wrinn photo
Jim Wrinn photo
![A train passing below a stoplight](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dsc_8066resized-100x80.jpg)
![A train sitting in a turntable](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dsc_8414resized.jpg)
No. 611 rides the 100-foot turntable at Spencer Shops on May 26, 2014. The engine’s wheelbase is slightly over 95 feet so it fit with inches to spare on either end of the table.
Jim Wrinn photo
Jim Wrinn photo
![A train sitting in a turntable](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dsc_8414resized-100x80.jpg)
![A man working on top of a train](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/teh1423313resize.jpg)
Stripped to the bone, No. 611 is readied for inspection on June 21, 2014 as volunteers clean up the boiler exterior at Spencer, N.C.
Ben Earp photo
Ben Earp photo
![A man working on top of a train](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/teh1423313resize-100x80.jpg)
![A side angle photo of a man working on a train](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/teh1423326resize.jpg)
Here’s what No. 611 looks like with her jacketing, insulation, and skyline casting removed. This was only a few days into the restoration in June 2014.
Ben Earp photo
Ben Earp photo
![A side angle photo of a man working on a train](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/teh1423326resize-100x80.jpg)
![A closeup shot of three workers removing a grate from a train](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/teh1423333resize.jpg)
Volunteers Dwight Flinchum, left, Michael Ridenhour, center, and Duane Leonard, right, remove one of the 26 grates from the firebox on June 21, 2014.
Ben Earp photo
Ben Earp photo
![A closeup shot of three workers removing a grate from a train](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/teh1423333resize-100x80.jpg)
![A closeup shot of a guy working on the boiler of a train](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/teh1429325resize.jpg)
Bob Yuill needlescales a superheater unit, preparing it for re-installation in No. 611’s boiler.
Ben Earp photo
Ben Earp photo
![A closeup shot of a guy working on the boiler of a train](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/teh1429325resize-100x80.jpg)
![An employee working on a part of a train inside a factory](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/teh150289resize.jpg)
Volunteer Steve Morgan works on No. 611 parts inside the Bob Julian Roundhouse at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer on Jan. 19, 2015.
Ben Earp photo
Ben Earp photo
![An employee working on a part of a train inside a factory](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/teh150289resize-100x80.jpg)