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Norfolk and Western 611 is pulling passenger cars in Spencer NC.
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”. It 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. No. 611 is part of the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke Virginia and spends time as well at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer where she was restored, and maintenance is performed.
Author: Jeffrey Stoner
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