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Published: 2016-04-29 21:55:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 775; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 2
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The crew of Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) streamlined 4-8-4 steam locomotive J-611 fires up the engine, producing a cloud of black smoke, as the afternoon excursion train prepares to leave Roanoke for Radford on a short round trip.Related content
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Thanks! I wish I could have gotten a closer view but I was on the opposite side of the railway and closer to the Virginia Museum of Transportation than to the former N&W station.
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Welcomes, I know that feeling but still a good shot though
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Can you imagine, if you caught the train derailing?
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