The Norfolk & Western Class J #611 steam locomotive is designated a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Design News had the ...

ROANOKE, Va. – The 611 train is preparing to leave the station for fall excursions starting next week. The locomotive is currently at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke before returning ...

The N&W 611 was built in 1950 by the Roanoke shop for Norfolk & Western Railway. "The Selfish Giant" is one of five charming stories in the collection "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" by Irish ...

After a little tune-up in North Carolina, the coal-fired 611 locomotive pulled into Roanoke on Saturday, billowing steam and pulling train buffs behind it. “She’s here!” Charles “Chuck” Hardy ...

A North Carolina-based fulfillment company is coming to Pittsylvania County, where it will invest $10 million and hire 203 people, the governor’s office announced Wednesday. MerryGoRound will move ...

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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A man was hit and killed by a train west of Lincoln on Thursday. Emergency crews responded to a train vs. pedestrian crash just after 8 p.m., near NW 84th and West O streets.

A VMI cadet and his brother, who will matriculate at the school in the fall, are among the volunteers who have been working at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke this summer to help get ...

The Virginia Scenic Railway announced July 9 in a press release that a joint venture between the Virginia Scenic Railway, The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc., the Steam Railroading Institute ...

The years-long process to restore regional intercity rail service and build up train ridership in western Washington and Oregon was dealt a major setback this week when Amtrak suddenly withdrew dozens ...

Metra Union Pacific-Northwest trains are moving again after an outbound train struck a vehicle near Palatine Wednesday afternoon. Russian President Vladimir Putin announces an Easter ceasefire in ...