Heritage Unit Photos

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Not to pile on, Todd, but if you have an "in" with the people responsible
for these Heritage units, please express our almost universal appreciation
for what they're doing.  They could have made choices about colors and
schemes, but they also could have made the choice not to do it in the first
place.  I am very very impressed with what they've done.  NS has been
surprisingly supportive of historical groups and is coming around to
realizing the PR and historical benefits of recognizing their past.

And we can discuss various schemes and color choices over beverages in
Lynchburg (subtle plug).

Frank Bongiovanni, waiting for the VGN unit.

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:09 AM, NW Mailing List
<nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>wrote:


> Well said, gentlemen! We've been down this road before, so I'll not rehash

> what Todd and Bruce have said so well. Sure, I have my preferences too,

> but, guess what ...... they didn't ask me!

>

> I think its a great effort on the part of NS (Mr. Moorman) to even

> consideer going to these lengths to honor it's heritage (this effort is

> costing NS some big bucks!). We need to be grateful to NS for what they are

> doing, and thank them for it, whether we like every paint scheme, or not.

> Tomorrow, this, too, will be history.

>

> Jeff Sanders

>

>   *From:* NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> *To:* NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 24, 2012 9:28 AM

>

> *Subject:* Re: Heritage Unit Photos

>

>  On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:08 AM, Todd wrote:

>

>  Let's keep in mind that the railroad exists to make money, not to

> satisfy hobbyists in any way, shape or form. Be thankful that Mr. Moorman

> put this program into play.

>

>

> Norfolk Southern has set the bar quite high with this program; it will be

> hard for anyone else to match it let alone exceed it. There has been

> whining on other lists about the "proper" blue, but those with the right

> perspective have pointed out that paints have changed since the original

> units were painted and these Heritage units are being clear-coated, which

> also makes a difference.

>

> The only comment I have (not a complaint!) so far is about the Pennsy

> unit. It looks great, but it was a little disconcerting to see those

> stripes on that large, square, boxy, angular unit after growing up seeing

> them in pictures of "round" engines like Es, Fs, Centipedes, and GG1s. I'm

> just glad to be living on the Radford Division where there seems to be a

> good chance to see most/all of them pass through at some time or another.

>

> Bruce in Blacksburg

>

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