A look at the sole surviving member of the Norfolk & Western Railroad's famous J class 4-8-4. The 611 is regarded as one of the finest steam locomotives ever constructed in the United States of America, and today it is owned and operated by the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, VA.
Footage of the 611 on the mainline in 2016 and 2017 was filmed by James Parfrey of steamtrainvideos.com
Drone footage in June 2023 was supplied by Neil Fox
Video of the 611 on display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in June 2023 was filmed by Neil Fox of MNF Productions on behalf of Rowan Kinnane
Special thank you to the following for their assistance in the making of this production:
Mendy Flynn
Staff and volunteers at the Virginia Museum of Transportation
Neil Fox
James Parfrey
Music used in this production was from the following:
AKM Music
Forever by Plastic3 (licensed for publication from Envato). This music track is also listed as Chillout Background Music Intro.
Edited and produced by Rowan Kinnane