FastFlyingVirginian's video: N W 611: Eastbound In Blackstone VA

Two weeks after her triumphant homecoming to Roanoke under her own power, newly re-restored Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 611 was out to run a pair of excursions on home rails - the former Norfolk & Western main line between Lynchburg and Petersburg, now part of Norfolk Southern's Blue Ridge and Norfolk Districts. On June 13, 2015, I was among a small group of people waiting to watch the 611 pass at a location just west of Blackstone, VA. One of my fellow onlookers mentioned her husband was an NS crewmember riding one of the first-class cars at the rear of the train, and his coworker was in 611's cab. Her husband had briefed his coworker on her location so 611's crew could make a little extra smoke at the right moment to enhance the picture. The result was the smoke plume seen at the start of the clip.