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Ken

a couple of questions, was there a reason given for Preston resigning 
and

what other technical points or changes makes the J611 different from the 
earlier yrs going back to the the 1st restoration for the 80's 
excursions runs?

Thanks
Eric Raitch
Gainesville, VA




On 2015-06-08 08:10, NW Mailing List wrote:
> Mark
> 
> As I understand it, the whistle on 611 is a Hancock Inspirator. This
> was the standard whistle for the streamlined passenger locomotives on
> the N&W and essentially, one should sound like the others. Now, that
> being said, 611's original whistle disappeared many, many years ago,
> probably while stored at Shaffers Crossing between 1959-1963. The
> whistle that was on it in it first excursion career, from 1982-1994
> belonged to Robert Claytor, then after his passing, son Preston.
> 
> When the program ended in 1994, the whistle went home. When Preston
> resigned from the 611 project a few weeks ago, he took his whistle
> with him, understandably.
> 
> As of at least the trip to Roanoke, the whistle was Cheri George's
> ex-Union Pacific Hancock Inspirator, which to me and some others who
> commented to me, did not sound correct.
> 
> I'm not a whistle expert, Larry Evans can jump in here readily, but a
> lot of things factor into the sound. When I spoke with Scott Lindsay
> about it, he said he was bringing out his whistle next, so the sounds
> may be different over the weekends of operation as different whistles
> may be tried.
> 
> Ken Miller
> 
> On Jun 7, 2015, at 9:53 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List wrote:
> 
>> hi all
>> 
>> i was watching a you tube on j 611 whistles i don;t want to start a
>> argument on whats best but i like to know and maybe i read it but i
>> thoght that no one owned the whistle i thought that norfolk southern
>> owned the whole train and when it was getting restored they have
>> same whistle can some one explain why it sounds different now then
>> it did then thanks
>> mark toewe
>> 
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