Norfolk & Western 611: Storming the Blue Ridge (Roanoke to Lynchburg 2016)

On the 7th & 8th of May 2016, N&W 611 ran four excursions out of her hometown of Roanoke, Virginia. It was along this route that the 611 and the rest of the J class hauled famous passenger trains such as the Powhatan Arrow, Cavalier, Pelican, Pocahontas, and Tennessean. The 611 put on a great show doing exactly what she was built to do, hauling a 20-car passenger train in and out of the Roanoke Valley.

The morning excursions ran eastward from Roanoke over the Blue Ridge Grade to Lynchburg.

LOCATIONS:
0:20 Roanoke VMT - viewed from Shenandoah Ave
1:20 - Webster - Webster & Brickyard roads
3:22 - Montvale - US 460 overpass
4:05 - Goode - Bellevue Rd
5:20 - Forest - Thomas Jefferson Rd
6:19 - Thaxton - Thaxton School Rd, Peaks of Otter visible in distance
7:14 - Villamont - Algies Ln
8:53 - Roanke Shops - viewed from Campbell Ave SE