A-class No. 1218 were used to pull excursion trains from the early 1980s until the early 1990s. No. 1218 is now on display near its birthplace in a specially constructed pavilion at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in downtown Roanoke. No. 611 has been restored to operating condition for excursion service again in 2015. On May 18, 2020, Norfolk Southern shut down the locomotive shops and moved all operations to the Juniata Locomotive Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania. References External links Further reading Railway buildings and structures in Virginia Norfolk Southern Railway Norfolk and Western Railway History of Virginia Buildings and structures in Roanoke, Virginia Railway workshops in the United States Industrial buildings and structures in Virginia 2020 disestablishments in Virginia