The Virginia Museum of Transportation (VMT) has announced that the Virginia General Assembly has named the N&W Class J 611 the Official Steam Locomotive of the State of Virginia.
The resolution was presented to Virginia Museum of Transportation Executive Director Beverly T. Fitzpatrick Jr. at noon on Memorial Day, May 29th.
State Representative Chris Head, who sponsored the resolution, presented the framed document to Mr. Fitzpatrick in the boarding area of 611 at the O. Winston Link Museum between the trips to Walton on Memorial Day.