Fwd: Fw: 611

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IMHO, any additional lettering should be on a black magnetic sheet.
Temporary and removable!
Charlie Long


On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 4:04 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> I second Roger  -----  Ron
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>   On Thursday, June 11, 2015 9:52 AM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List
> <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> I don't understand all the furor over the "Spirit Of Roanoke" lettering on
> the cab. I find the dual seal beam headlight and the removal of the TIMKEN
> covers on the trailing truck and tender truck journals more offensive than
> that. I think all the J's, and especially the 611, represent the Spirit Of
> Roanoke.
>
> My 2¢,
> Roger Huber
> Deer Creek Locomotive Works
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 10, 2015 3:02 PM
> *Subject:* Fwd: Fw: 611
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>  I wrote the VMT and stated my concerns about the words "Spirit of
> Roanoke on 611 and here is the response I got in return. Alan Cox
>
>  Mr. Cox,
>
> Thank you for your feedback. We know that putting the "Spirit of Roanoke"
> in small letters under the cab window has upset a lot of 611 fans.
>
> The Roanoke City Council designated the Class J 611 as the "Spirit of
> Roanoke" and the Class A 1218 as the "Pride of Roanoke" a long time ago.
> This decision had the support of railroaders, community and business
> leaders and the railroad.  Both of these locomotives were owned by the
> City of Roanoke from the early 1960s to 2012, when ownership was
> transferred to the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
>
> In and around Roanoke, the locomotives represent the pride, ingenuity and
> craftsmanship of the people who built these giants of steam. The Spirit of
> Roanoke honors the laborers who engineered, designed, built and maintained
> these superior locomotives in Roanoke's East End Shops.
>
> The decision to add the Spirit of Roanoke under the cab window was made by
> the City Council and the Board of Directors at the VMT. City, community and
> business leaders wanted to honor the thousands of railroaders who were the
> heart and soul of the Norfolk & Western operation.
>
>  Peg McGuire
> Director of Communications
> Virginia Museum of Transportation
> 303 Norfolk Avenue SW
> Roanoke VA 24016
>
> pmcguire at vmt.org
> cell: 540.339.2753
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> fireup611.org  |  vmt.org
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>  *From:* ABCOX99 at aol.com [mailto:ABCOX99 at aol.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 09, 2015 3:42 PM
> *To:* VMT Info
> *Subject:* 611
>
>  I am very disappointed to see that the VMT has decided to put a name on
> the side of 611. No Norfolk & Western engine in the "J" class ever had a
> name to my knowledge. I have heard numerous complaints about this and have
> to agree that it doesn't belong. I consider it graffiti and has no place on
> such a beautiful locomotive. No matter what is said, the VMT will do what
> it wants and that is a shame.
>
>  Sincerely, Alan Cox
>
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