C&O 614 to VMT

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Jim, Kurt, Bryan, Patrick;

thanks for the corrections/answers.

Still will be nice to see it in Roanoke and, hopefully, later in Clifton
Forge.

Frank Bongiovanni






On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 1:26 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>wrote:


>  I believe that would be for use in the US, several were built for use

> overseas,

> China comes to mind.

>

> Kurt Kramke

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>

>

> Dec 9, 2010 01:11:25 PM, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:

>

>  "Commercially built," yes. "Last built, no. That was the N&W 613.     Jim

> Nichols

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> *From:* NW Mailing List

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> *Sent:* Wed, December 8, 2010 8:36:41 PM

>  *Subject:* Re: C&O 614 to VMT

>

> Was 614 the last steam *passenger* locomotive built in the U.S.?

> Just asking.

>

> Frank Bongiovanni

>

> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 1:57 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>wrote:

>

>> Jimmy, thanks for the reply. I stand corrected. It's funny that you ended

>> your message with the "self destruct" passage from "Mission Impossible",

>> as I got into broadcasting after being furloughed from Norfolk Southern. I

>> do a lot of radio/tv commercials, as well as voiceover work for The History

>> Channel, etc. So getting to the point, My last voice work was to read a fake

>> "Mission Impossible" opening for the City of Virginia Beach's cable channel.

>> John Katz, Virginia Beach

>>

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

>> Subject: Re: C&O 614 to VMT

>> Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 18:20:25 -0500

>>

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

>>

>>   *"If somebody read another article that added the qualifier "the most

>> modern commercially built steam locomotive", then produce that article, or

>> were you just ticked because I insulted the lame stream media."*

>> **

>> Mr. Phelps,

>>     Yes, there was an article that specifically said that the 614 was the

>> "last commercially built locomotive in America". When I first read the

>> blurb, I thought the same way you did. Then after reading it over the

>> "commercially" qualifier finally registered in my mind, so I let it go at

>> that.

>>     Now, whether or not it was the very "last commercially built

>> locomotive", I have no idea. Where said article is, I also have no idea. I

>> came across it via a link to some on-line forum to which I don't subscribe.

>>

>> "This message will self destruct in five seconds"

>>

>> Jimmy Lisle

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