3 "A"s in Stationary Boiler service in Charleston WVA.

[nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org]

Yes, a few company photos were made of 1218 that day, as well as a 
number of snapshots, including my own. if anyone wants to see one, I'll 
send it to Ron for posting.

Ken Miller
On Sep 7, 2006, at 1:38 PM, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:


> Good addition, Ken.

>  

> Regarding this part - "It was first rolled out for public display, on 

> May 1, 1971

> at the Passenger Station while on the adjacent track Pocahontas arrived

> and then departed behind NKP 759 for the last time." 

>  

> I never knew of this until now. Does anyone know of any photos of 

> this? 

>  

> Will

>

>

> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:

>>

>> On Sep 6, 2006, at 11:20 PM, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:

>>

>> > Bob,

>> > the story is as follows...

>> >

>> >                                    How 1218 was Saved

>> >

>>

>> >

>> > The rest of the article tells how the 1218 traveled from Vermont to

>> > Virginia to be displayed at the newly built Roanoke Transportation

>> > Musuem in 1967, and it also tells how while the 1218 was in route 

>> that

>> > Mr. Blount was killed in an airplane  crash.....If any one would 

>> like

>> > to read the rest of this article and doesnt have this issue I would 

>> be

>> > more than pleased to pass it along here...just let me know.

>> >

>> > until later,

>> > Shawn

>> >

>> Just to offer a tiny correction, the Roanoke Transportation Museum

>> opened on Memorial Day weekend, 1963, as a city park. The 1218 did go

>> to Vermont to be displayed, I recall a photo in Trains Magazine in 

>> late

>> 1967 or so with it in transit. Nelson Blount died in a small plane

>> crash on August 31, 1967. I don't know why there was such a delay of

>> movement to Steamtown. However, I suspect that it may have in a 

>> process

>> of negotiation between Roanoke City (read N&W) and Steamtown to return

>> it to Roanoke. To quote a Roanoke City News release about the arrival

>> of the 1218 back in Roanoke, dated March 7, 1969

>> "...the acquisition of this classic display item is the culmination of

>> four years of off-and-on negotiations of a charitable foundation in 

>> New

>> England which held title to the locomotive."

>>

>> The 1218 arrived in Roanoke on March 6, 1969 after about a 2-3 week

>> move, and was spotted at the Roanoke Station for Bob Claytor, Bruce

>> Sterzing and some other officials to examine it. It was then moved to

>> the East End Shops where it underwent a cosmetic restoration, as time

>> permitted. It was first rolled out for public display, on May 1, 1971

>> at the Passenger Station while on the adjacent track Pocahontas 

>> arrived

>> and then departed behind NKP 759 for the last time.

>>

>> George Greenacre and Phil Titus were the folks responsible for saving

>> the 1218 and getting in touch with Blount. They are to be commended to

>> this day. George died a number of years ago, I don't know about Phil.

>>

>> Ken Miller

>>

>> ________________________________________

>> NW-Mailing-List at nwhs.org

>> To change your subscription go to

>> http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list

>

> How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low  PC-to-Phone call 

> rates.________________________________________

> NW-Mailing-List at nwhs.org

> To change your subscription go to

> http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list