611 is still at Virginia Transportation Museum! Pics posted!

I believe the 611 is still there, but Scott Smith can confirm.  A couple of hours to see both sites (Transportation Museum and Link Museum) would be awfully tight, but if that's all the time you have, so be it.  I could easily spend a full day at the Link Museum itself…actually have done that on a couple of occasions in the past.

You can purchase a dual ticket that admits you to both the Transportation Museum and the Link Museum.  For lunch try the Double Tree Hotel next to the Link Museum; it is the former "railroad" hotel for passengers traveling by train.

611 is still there.

Hopefully not for long.....

It was there at 2:00 this afternoon and it will be there next Tuesday as well. They are still raising money for the restoration. I'll be in the Baltimore area Tuesday. You can see them in a couple of hours but you will have to move fast.

Scott Smith

I think the 611 used to be outside and even if the museum is closed you can still see it.  I was there 10 years ago so things may have changed since they moved the Class A next to it.

I just received a pamphlet in the mail today from The Campaign to restore the Norfolk and Western Class J 611.

College, eh?  Time really does fly!  My son is now done and has a new job.  Seems like yesterday I was changing his diapers.  Oh wait, that was my Depends.  

Thanks everyone...if I get there I will snap a picture and put it up here.

Craig, you'll love the VMT.  We'll await your 611 pictures, but here's a teaser for ya!

Loved seeing the 611, but this was my favorite sight to see:

And other cool stuff in the museum:

The 611 is in a train shed directly behind and adjacent to the main museum building, with the 1218 sitting alongside her.  It's not really possible to get a good view of either locomotive if the museum isn't open.  You can see the shed better in this photo.

From this afternoon

I know many posters on here are completely fixated on steam but the N&W 1776 sure looks good. I'm glad it was saved.

Thanks for the picture.

Bob

Yes and it looks great after the repaint.

Thanks for the photo Scott. That clarifies the matter.

I hope some day soon they get the funding together to restore 611, I have seen it in person and its awesome!

Thanks

Pat

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This E-8 got in from the paint shop Thursday evening. It is sitting in the back of the yard right now.

Scott Smith

Wow!  That E8 looks great!  Glad to see they are getting some of the "stuff" in the back yard restored, at least cosmetically, to make a presentable appearance.  I hope they plan to extend or widen the shed so they can keep more of these trains out of the elements.

Wow that e8 looks killer.. I need to buy some e8s for my layout...

I received a nice pamphlet from fireup611.org

Yes, Scott, a great shot of the Wabash E8

If you all like Steamllners, look what I found:

http://www.nctrans.org/Streaml...--1009-Added-to.aspx

Thanks for posting the pictures of the Wabash E8....very, very nice.

Bob

Wow Craig, College tour?!

I remember when you joined the forum. You used to put up pictures of you and your son playing with the trains. Time sure does fly. I have two kids of my three kids in college right now. It's really crazy how fast they grow up. My Oldest daughter is a senior at Bard College in Upstate New York and my son is a Freshman at George Washington University in DC.

Good luck in your College hunt, and have fun.

Wow are we getting old. LOL!! I guess it beats the alternative, not getting old. LMAO!!!

Mike R

Mike and all,

Yes, its a little overwhelming too see Drew about to fly out of the nest. Time sure flies!We have a good relationship, and his interest in trains is still there.

Thanks for all the replies. As you can see we made it to the museum. We got there at 3:30 on Tuesday and had just enough time to see the muesum and yard, will have to go back for the O. Winston Link museum. 

We got a real big kick out of seeing the 611, what a beauty 1218 is too, and the Wabash E8 in the backyard was awesome...cant wait to see the 611 in action, and get a ride.

After the museum closed we stopped at a Burger King, and drove back and ate in the car while doing some trainwatching at the museum, saw a good NS freight train come through, then we left, it was dark, and we got to see the neon signs illuminated: the H&C Coffee, Dr. Pepper, and the star on top of the mountain, all items I have seen at Miller engineering and seeing them in person was great, especially the coffee sign.

Thanks again folks for the advice, this place is a great.

Glad you guys made it there, the J sure looks great. Soon she will be alive again as she should be.