ROANOKE (WSLS 10) - Tickets for Roanoke's beloved Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam engine went on sale to the public on Monday and they're selling quickly.
According to Walker Nelms, the marketing and public relations coordinator for the Virginia Museum of Transportation, about 70% of seats on the trip to Radford and 60% of the seats to Lynchburg have sold. Nelms warned people shouldn't wait much longer if they want local tickets, otherwise they will have to plan to travel to Greensboro or Northern Virginia to get a chance to ride.
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So far about 1/3 of the seats are already taken for all Greensboro, Roanoke and Manassas excursions.
Here's the 2016 611 public excursion schedule:
- April 9, 2016 - The Virginian, Spencer, N.C., to Lynchburg, Va.
- April 10, 2016 - The Blue Ridge Special, Spencer, N.C., to Asheville, N.C.
- April 23, 2016 - The Roanoker, Greensboro, N.C. to Roanoke, Va.
- April 24, 2016 - The Roanoker, Greensboro, N.C. to Roanoke, Va.
- May 7, 2016 - The Powhatan Arrow, Roanoke, Va., to Lynchburg, Va.
- May 7, 2016 - The Pelican, Roanoke, Va., to Walton (Radford), Va.
- May 8, 2016 - The Powhatan Arrow, Roanoke, Va., to Lynchburg, Va.
- May 8, 2016 - The Pelican, Roanoke, Va., to Walton (Radford), Va.
- June 4, 2016 - The American, Manassas, Va., to Front Royal, Va., (runs once)
- June 5, 2016 - The American, Manassas, Va., to Front Royal, Va., (runs twice)