"611 Forever" DVD by Sunday River Productions 2015

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Celebrate the history of 611 and its 2015 re-steaming in this ALL ACTION DVD!
Streamlined engine number 611, known as “The Spirit of Roanoke,” emerged from Norfolk and Western’s Roanoke shops on May 29, 1950, and remains, today, the sole survivor in the 4-8-4 J class. The pride of Norfolk and Western, the J Class represented the pinnacle of its steam engineering and construction. Designed for speed and agility, the 611, along with other J-Class locomotives, proudly powered the famed Powhatan Arrow, Cavalier, Pocahontas, and other named N&W passenger trains. Like a cat with many lives, 611 escaped demise, persevering due, not only to its exceptional design and capabilities, but to some unusual twists of fate.

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14 Norfolk and Western J class were build in Roanoke Shops between 1941 and '50, 13 were scrapped except 611.611 was sole survivor of the J class build in Roanoke Shops on May 29th, 1950. 611 was derailed in accident on January 23rd, 1956. In May that year, she was fresh painted and rebuild. The engine saw service in 1958 pulling freight and passenger trains. 611 was retired from N&W in 1959, she was first donated to the Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1963 for display. Then in 1981, 611 was moved to The Southern's Shops in Birmingham, Alabama and returned to service in 1982 for the 1st Excursion until retired in 1994. 611 was back on display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia for 20 years. In 2014, 611 was moved to the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina for her 2nd restoration. 611 was moved under steam on May 8th, 2015, on May 21st, the engine made a test run from Spencer to Greensboro, North Carolina and return. On May 30th, 2015, 611 powers the Homecoming excursion from Spencer, North Carolina to Roanoke, Virginia. 611 operates today for the 21st Century Steam. 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃

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