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The Mighty 611
611 is powerful and stylish locomotive. For several years I had hoped to make an image like this and finally had the opportunity to do so. I laid down on my back in the center of the track directly in front of her.
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” and 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 (4.29 MB uncompressed) - 1000x1500 pixels (3.3x5 in / 8.5x12.7 cm at 300 ppi)
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