The Virginia Museum of Transportation has announced its 2017 schedule for passenger excursions on the Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam locomotive!

The dates for 2017 excursions are as follows:

• April 22, 2017 - The Roanoker | Greensboro to Roanoke
• April 23, 2017 - The Roanoker | Greensboro to Roanoke
• May 6, 2017 - The Cavalier | Lynchburg to Petersburg
• May 7, 2017 - The Cavalier | Lynchburg to Petersburg
• May 27, 2017 - The Powhatan Arrow | Roanoke to Lynchburg
• May 27, 2017 - The Pocahontas | Roanoke to Walton (Radford)
• May 28, 2017 - The Powhatan Arrow | Roanoke to Lynchburg
• May 28, 2017 - The Pocahontas | Roanoke to Walton (Radford)
• May 29, 2017 - The Powhatan Arrow | Roanoke to Lynchburg
• May 29, 2017 - The Pocahontas | Roanoke to Walton (Radford)

Tickets are on sale now. Buy tickets here.

The passenger excursions offer visitors the opportunity to ride on the Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam locomotive, an engineering marvel that was built in Roanoke and has become known as the "Queen of Steam." The 611, which is owned by the Virginia Museum of Transportation, is the only Class J locomotive still in existence.

The museum is located in Downtown Roanoke in Virginia's Blue Ridge and is where patrons can see Norfolk & Western's "Big Three" locomotives - the N&W Class J611, N&W Class A 1218 and the N&W Class Y6a 2156, currently on loan from the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis.

For additional information about the 611 and more details about excursions, visit the FireUp611 website.

You can also visit our Hotels & Lodging section to book a room as part of your excursion visit.