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Norfolk and Western Class J No. 611 is listed on the National Register

Norfolk and Western Class J No. 611 is listed on the National Register 2024
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The Roanoke-built locomotive No. 611 was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 2024.
Class J No. 611, built at the Roanoke Shops in 1950, is kept at the Virginia Museum of Transportation at 303 Norfolk Avenue SW. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 2024. It became operational again on May 9, 2015.

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