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Norfolk & Western popular steam engine to chug through Augusta County

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Norfolk & Western popular steam engine to chug through Augusta County

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Buckingham Branch Railroad will be hosting weekend excursions on the iconic Norfolk & Western 611 steam engine during the weekends between September 26 through October 26, with two trips each day.

Norfolk & Western’s 611 is the only surviving member example of N&W’s class J 484 streamlined steam locomotives. Built in May 1950 at N&W’s Roanoke Shops, it was one of the last mainline passenger steam locomotives built in the United States.

Due to the large number of carriages anticipated to run in this consist, train rides will begin and end at the custom-built Victoria Station in Goshen, Virginia.

Tickets are available at Scenic Train Rides – Virginia Scenic Railway.

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