SPENCER — The rail enthusiast looks at the Class J 611 steam locomotive, and he sees power, majesty, engineering, the bullet nose, the Tuscan red stripe, the giant wheels, the gleaming rods and the ...

Norfolk Southern Corporation is in negotiations with the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum with regard to the operation of a limited schedule of steam locomotive event appearances and passenger ...

Steam locomotives are living, breathing machines. They are good to look at. The sound of a steam locomotives in operation is a sound you'll never forget. The sound of a ...

History lessons come in all forms. Occasionally, lessons can come barreling in at more than 100 miles per hour and weighing over half a million pounds. This is the case with the Norfolk & Western ...

Bev Fitzpatrick worked at Roanoke’s transportation museum when he was 15 years old, as a superintendent, cleaning up the grounds after visitors left. Back then, in 1962, the retired Norfolk & Western ...

In 2010, Norfolk Southern and TVRM announced plans to launch "21st Century Steam" to highlight milestones in rail history and provide opportunities for audiences to learn about today's safe and ...

The reunion between Norfolk & Western Railway’s J Class No. 611 locomotive and its Class M engine No. 475 was an idea whose time had come. Past Strasburg Rail Road president Linn Moedinger had hoped ...

Repairing and rebuilding locomotives in Altoona, Pa., has been a blue-collar activity for a very long time, and Norfolk ...

A heritage railway will be marking a special anniversary with a steam gala filled with visiting locomotives. The Mid Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust and Railway 200 are marking 30 years by hosting ...