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[QUOTE]Originally posted by palmland: [QB] As reported earlier, the Norfolk and Western's famous J class steam locomotive, 611, underwent its second restoration this winter at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC (former Southern RR shop complex). On Thursday, restoration was complete and it made a mainline test run from Spencer to Greensboro, NC and return, about a 100 miles. Excursions are planned throughout the summer based in its home at the Virginia Transportation Museum in Roanoke. That is fitting since the N&W built her near there in 1950 at the very end of the steam era. The photos say it all. I took them just east of NS's Linwood yard. Just before it appeared an N&W local switch crew that had seen us at the remote crossing joined us after going off duty. The fireman, an 11 year veteran was speechless - first time he had seen steam. I am sure none of this would have been possible without the full support of NS retiring Chairman, Wick Moorman, a great believer in railroad heritage. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/10dMjWc.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/EGu4DFq.jpg[/IMG] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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