Norfolk & Western 611, in Pennsylvania & Virginia
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We follow the J’s last public mainline excursions out of Roanoke, and a Lynchburg to Petersburg round trip in May 2017. Then we see her historic trip to the Strasburg Railroad in 2019.
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Producer | Belt Line Productions |
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Run Time | 1 hour 23 minutes |
Narration | Minimal |
Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
Technical Details | NTSC, Region Free, View Worldwide on Computer |
Norfolk & Western 611, in Pennsylvania & Virginia follows the J’s last public mainline excursions on Memorial Day weekend in 2017 out of Roanoke, a Lynchburg to Petersburg round trip in May 2017, and her historic trip to the Strasburg Railroad in Autumn 2019.
br>We will spend two days with the J in Roanoke, VA as she pulls the popular half-day excursions to Lynchburg via Blue Ridge Summit, and Walton via Christiansburg Grade. Then head east to Lynchburg for a round-trip in the foothills to Petersburg, then finally we will spend a day with the J and 4-8-0 M Class #475, (masquerading as N&W #382), on a photo freight charter at the Strasburg Railroad.
br>Minimal narration
rickyfreni –
In the Belt Line version of the second excursion career of the Postwar built J Class Northern itself, 611 makes a huge variety of runbys at locations like downtown Roanoke, Bonsack, The Summit of Blue Ridge, Thaxton, Forest, Villamont, Wabun, Shawsville with a race against a westbound NS Doublestack/Autorack combo, the S Curve & Level Crossing at Friendship Road, Montgomery tunnels on Christiansburg Grade, Crab Creek, The Vickers Coaling Tower, Riverside, Lynchburg, Appomattox, where it meets with a westbound Doublestack, Flood, Crewe, Wellville, Ford, Sutherland, Petersburg as a railfan’s border collie barks for excitement while 611 arrives in town, Blackstone, Green Bay (not a railroad museum in Wisconsin), Abilene (not Kansas), Pamplin, Spout Spring, Eastbrook Trestle, & finally the Strasburg Railroad in Lancaster County Pennsylvania during an N&W reunion with 4-8-0 number 475 as 382 during a Pete Lerro Productions photo freight special.
During the May 2017 trips, the co-creator of the America by Rail collection, Les Jarrett of Railway Productions were also there for 611’s second excursion career as Jarrett’s footages were shown on his 2018 Blu-Ray & DVD title: 611 on Home Rails.