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3.6K views · 189 reactions | See the 611 under steam @ The Virginia Museum of Transportation Labor Day weekend. Meet the crew and ask them questions about the 611 and the restoration. Also don't forget to check out the Museum Store @ VMT to purchase your copy of 611: American Icon available now. | Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 | Facebook

What is the 5 year FRA cap inspection that the 611 is undergoing? In this clip from the “611: American Icon” blu-ray, Chief Mechanical Officer Scott Lindsay explains how a flexible staybolt and cap are inspected during the 611’s 2014 restoration. If you’d like to see more of the restoration and how the 611 returned to steam, “611: American Icon” can be purchased by clicking https://shop.vmt.org/611-american-icon-blu-ray/ | Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611

It’s 12/18 day on the calendar! To celebrate the 1218, let’s take a cab ride on the locomotive during an excursion in the early 90s. The 1218 is currently on display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Va. with no immediate plans for restoration. Video: Roger Holmes This cab ride and much more steam on NS from the 80s and 90s can be found and purchased on dvd by clicking: http://www.greenfrog.com/HO_SteamNSCollection_DVD.shtml | Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611