History lessons come in all forms. Occasionally, lessons can come barreling in at more than 100 miles per hour and weighing over half a million pounds. This is the case with the Norfolk & Western ...

(STAUNTON, VA) — The hills and hollows of the Shenandoah Valley will soon be hearing the “lonesome whistle blow” after long absence, thanks to Staunton’s Virginia Scenic Railway. For more than 70 ...

Roanoke, Va., headquarters of the former Norfolk & Western Railway and once known as the "Alamo for Steam," is home to the renowned East End Shops. This facility, still standing today, was where the ...

An iconic locomotive is stationed at the Strasburg Rail Road for the summer season.The Norfolk & Western Railway Class J 611 locomotive is known as a powerhouse of steam, technology and near ...

MTH announced its latest run of Norfolk Southern SD60E diesel locomotives in November 2024 and they arrived in late summer 2025. This version, much like its predecessor, features DCS and Proto-Sound 3 ...

Two new environmentally friendly locomotives are on track for use in the Chicago and Atlanta areas. Norfolk Southern Corp. this week rolled out a pair of GP33ECO diesel-electric, switching locomotives ...

ROANOKE, Va. — As the buzz builds for the fully functional Norfolk & Western Class J 611 passenger steam engine’s return to Roanoke, an even more powerful sister train quietly came home this week. The ...

PETERSBURG — All fired up after an extensive restoration, the storied Norfolk & Western Class J 611 locomotive will again haul hundreds of passengers into the city this summer. The locomotive will ...

All 20 of Norfolk Southern's Heritage locomotives will be on display at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer for what organizers say may be the only time. The locomotives will be on ...