It’s one of the reason that when Norfolk & Western Railroad merged with the Southern Railway to create Norfolk Southern in 1982, Norfolk was chosen as the headquarters.

The Norfolk and Western J Class 611 steam engine pulls a train around a curve while winding its way through Montgomery County near Walton.

Back then, in 1962, the retired Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam locomotive stood inert in Roanoke’s Wasena Park. It was still filthy from a decade of running the rails. “I kept looking at ...

Naval Station Norfolk is celebrating its centennial. In honor of the anniversary, we're looking back the naval base in a 10-part photographic series. Part 8 looks at the base from 1990-2000.