Norfolk & Western Class J 611 Restoration and Return to Excursion Service – The “Fire Up 611!” Study will research what it will take to restore, maintain and operate the iconic locomotive.

A Fire Up 611! committee has been formed to examine the costs and feasibility of restoring the locomotive so she can once again thunder across the landscape. The Fire Up 611! committee will announce its findings within 90 days. February 22, 2013 – ROANOKE, VIRGINIA – The Virginia Museum of Transportation announced today that it is studying the feasibility of returning the iconic Norfolk & Western Class J 611 Steam locomotive to operating condition.