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Media | 611
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Join our Email List. Get the Latest News! Join The 611 Society. N&W CLASS J 611. The Class J 611 is reborn. Media inquiries should be directed to:. Virginia Museum of Transportation. J Class Spec Sheet. Roanoke born. Roanoke bred. Roanoke proud. Video Clip of 611 in operation (Ben Earp, photographer). Photo by Chuck Burton, AP. The 611 Thunders Home:. The Roanoke Times’. 611’s Homecoming on May 30, 2015. Powerful steam locomotive heads toward Virginia home: Washington Post. Arts and Extras: 611 steam eng...
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A mechanical powerhouse of design, speed and reliability | 611
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Join our Email List. Get the Latest News! Join The 611 Society. N&W CLASS J 611. N&W Class J 611: The Spirit of Roanoke. The Story of the 611. Timeline of 611’s History. A mechanical powerhouse of design, speed and reliability. The Class J locomotives were the product of superior engineering and design, and resulted in performance unmatched in the era of steam or diesel. The Class J was mounted on a rigid steel frame cast by General Steel Castings Corporation. This huge one-piece casting included not...
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About The VMT | 611
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Join our Email List. Get the Latest News! Join The 611 Society. N&W CLASS J 611. The Virginia Museum of Transportation will spark your imagination and kindle your curiosity. The VMT celebrates the Road. Rail. Air. Experience the only remaining examples of the Norfolk and Western’s legendary success at the Virginia Museum of Transportation: the Class A 1218 and the Class J 611. The Virginia Museum of Transportation will spark your imagination and kindle your curiosity. 303 Norfolk Avenue SW. 10 AM to 5 PM.
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About the Restoration | 611
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Join our Email List. Get the Latest News! Join The 611 Society. N&W CLASS J 611. To be added: bios of the mechanical team and approved volunteers}. Class J 611 Fast Facts. Top Speed 110 MPH. Weight 494,000 lbs. The J class was used daily to pull such passenger trains as the Powhatan Arrow, the Pocahontas, and the Cavalier between Cincinnati, OH and Norfolk, VA. The J’s also pulled the Tennessean, the Pelican and the Birmingham Special between Monroe, Virginia, and Bristol, Tennessee. 303 Norfolk Avenue SW.
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Upcoming Events | Events | 611
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Join our Email List. Get the Latest News! Join The 611 Society. N&W CLASS J 611. Class J 611 Away from the VMT until April 25. In addition to opportunities to ride and watch 611 roll by on excursions in 2016, the public is invited to take advantage of a number of special opportunities to get up close to 611 under steam, take photos, and meet the crew. Over the weekend of May 14, 2016 visitors to the Virginia Museum of Transportation will get to view 611 fired up, and meet the crew. The events at the NCTM...
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Events for August 2016 | 611
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Join our Email List. Get the Latest News! Join The 611 Society. N&W CLASS J 611. Events for August 2016. There were no results found. The N&W Class J 611. Virginia Museum of Transportation. 303 Norfolk Avenue SW. Roanoke, VA 24016. Museum main line: 540-342-5670. Or Join our Email list! Trade; All trademarks associated with the Norfolk and Western Class J 611 locomotive are trademarks of the Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc. Our ticket policies and answers to your questions. Join The 611 Society.
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FORWARD 611 Committee | 611
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Join our Email List. Get the Latest News! Join The 611 Society. N&W CLASS J 611. N&W Class J 611: The Spirit of Roanoke. The Story of the 611. Timeline of 611’s History. The restoration of 611 would not have been possible without the dedication, time, passion and commitment of the Fire Up 611! Committee. Now the FORWARD 611 Committee continues as the steering committee for the locomotive, its ongoing maintenance, its operations/ activities, and for securing its future. Beverly T. Fitzpatrick, Jr.:. Presi...
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History of the Class J 611 | 611
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Join our Email List. Get the Latest News! Join The 611 Society. N&W CLASS J 611. N&W Class J 611: The Spirit of Roanoke. The Story of the 611. Timeline of 611’s History. History of the Class J 611. May 29, 1950:. The Class J 611 rolled out of the Roanoke Shops at a cost of $251,544. January 23, 1956:. The Class J 611 derailed along the Tug River near Cedar, West Virginia. The Class J 611 made her final regular run from Bluefield, West Virginia, to Roanoke, Virginia. December 7, 1994:. February 22, 2013:.
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Protect. Preserve. Sustain. | 611
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Join our Email List. Get the Latest News! Join The 611 Society. N&W CLASS J 611. Protect. Preserve. Sustain. It is a story of vision, of human effort toward that dream, and of accomplishment. Clarence E. Pond, Norfolk and Western Railway. General Manager, Motive Power and Equipment. For almost 150 years, the whistle at Roanoke’s famed East End Shops has blown four times per day at the beginning of the day, twice for meal breaks, and again at the end of the day. The Virginia Museum of Transportation is th...
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