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The Norfolk & Western J Class 4-8-4s have been notorious for being amongst the most reputable classes of passenger steam locomotives in American history. With smaller drivers for climbing and precise counterbalancing for high speed running, the Js proved their worth as some of the best engines to come out of Roanoke Shops. The only survivor, number 611, has continued this tradition in the way of being one of the finest engines in excursion service, restored back to operation in 2015 to participate in Norfolk Southern’s 21st Century Steam program. Unfortunately, the same year that it came back to operation proved to be the last year of the program, which left a sense of uncertainty as to what would happen to the newly restored J. But thankfully, it went on to pull two more years of spring long distance excursions in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. This video consists of six chapters that highlight both the 2016 and 2017 mainline excursion seasons throughout the states of Virginia and North Carolina, providing for a truly entertaining experience of 611 on the mainline! Many of these clips have been remastered, and even a few new clips have been included from these excursions. Now, please enjoy this compilation of the Queen of Steam doing what she does best, in this exciting video brought to you by Blue Comet Productions!

This video was filmed in spring of 2016 and 2017.