N&W 611 Celebrating America’s 250th

I visited the Buckingham Branch Railroad on the Fourth of July yesterday and caught three scenes of N&W Class J 611 leading the 10:00a Virginia Scenic Railway excursion between Louisa and Gordonsville, Virginia. The 611 is specially decorated with a red stripe, white stars, and an emblem for the semiquincentennial (250th birthday) of the United States. Photos and a video are below:

Photos

Norfolk and Western Class J 611 pulls an excursion train along Dunkum Store Road east of Gordonsville, Virginia on 7/04/2026.
The 611 pulls an excursion train west nearing Gordonsville, Virginia on July 4, 2026.

Video

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