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 ...

Southwest Virginia rail fans hoping for an opportunity to ride in a passenger car pulled by the Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam engine will have that chance this year, but they will have to travel ...

SPENCER — The first steam engine rail excursions since 1994 will be going this year from the N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer to Lynchburg, Va., and to Asheville, and they will feature the ...

A corporate decision by Amtrak could halt the Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam engine in its tracks, and raises questions as to whether the restored historical treasure will pull excursions again.