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Farm, Field and Steam
A farmer is checking out the scene while 611 is steaming in the distance and a 1956 Cadillac is at the crossroads.
Number 611, a Class-J locomotive, was built at Norfolk and Western’s Roanoke Shops in May 1950. She was one of fourteen J-class engines built by N&W and is known as the “Queen of Steam”. She was considered one of the finest steam engines ever built.
The engine could generate more than 5,100 horsepower and move at speeds up to 110 mph, and it is believed she could have reached 140mph. She was built near the end of the steam era and retired from service in 1959.
Author: Jeffrey Stoner
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Photograph size: 1.5 Mpixels (4.28 MB uncompressed) - 1498x998 pixels (5x3.3 in / 12.7x8.4 cm at 300 ppi)
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