Norfolk and Western 611

Norfolk and Western 611, also known as the "Spirit of Roanoke" and the "Queen of Steam", is the only surviving example of Norfolk and Western's (N&W) class J 4-8-4 type "Northern" streamlined steam locomotives. Built in May 1950 at N&W's Roanoke (East End) Shops in Roanoke, Virginia, it was the twelfth member of its class and was also one of the last mainline passenger steam locomotives built in the United States, representing a pinnacle of American steam locomotive technology.

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Norfolk and Western 611

Norfolk and Western 611, also known as the "Spirit of Roanoke" and the "Queen of Steam", is the only surviving example of Norfolk and Western's (N&W) class J 4-8-4 type "Northern" streamlined steam locomotives. Built in May 1950 at N&W's Roanoke (East End) Shops in Roanoke, Virginia, it was the twelfth member of its class and was also one of the last mainline passenger steam locomotives built in the United States, representing a pinnacle of American steam locomotive technology.

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