611 & 1218 Update

As of today, #611 and #1218 are still down at Roanoke's East End Shops. However, Norfolk Southern will be attempting to move them back this week. As soon as we get a date and time for that event, we'll post it here.

Our thanks go to those of you who wrote to us offering your support. It's been a rough couple of weeks, but we're near the end of it now. Our thanks also go to Norfolk Southern for understanding about our plight and working to get the engines back to us as soon as possible. The track has not been totally repaired yet, but they think they've got a way around it. Regardless, we're optimistic that we'll have them back soon, and that is to Norfolk Southern's credit.

Here's a photo of #611 sitting just yards from where it was built. More photos coming soon. This photo was taken by VMT's own Phil McFarland.