2017 is 60th Anniversary of O. Winston Link photos

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Frank:

I suspect you'd need to start with the Virginia Museum of Transportation,
which actually owns 611 and runs the excursions.

Getting it set up at this late date would be a challenge, I suspect  Good
luck, it's a great idea.

Dave Phelps




On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 8:10 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> The Rural Retreat Depot Foundation would like to host a photo shoot /
> re-enactment to celebrate the 60th anniversary of O Winston Link's famous
> 1957 photos of the Birmingham Special and/or the Pelican at Rural Retreat.
> The Depot is ready, looking very much like it did in '57.  Can we get the
> 611 to extend one of the Walton excursions to include a stop at Rural
> Retreat for photos? It has been said that the Rural Retreat photos were
> some of Link's favorites, What a great way to celebrate and announce the
> completion of the Depot restoration, and to kick off its new life as a
> meeting and learning center, and museum. We believe this could be a
> significant opportunity to not only capture and celebrate history but also
> to bring a lot of awareness, interest and good publicity to the 611, the
> Depot and the significant importance of railroad history.
>
> Please contact us if you can guide us in the right direction towards
> having the 611 appear. Thanks!
>
> Frank Akers, for the
> Rural Retreat Depot Foundation
> http://www.theruralretreatdepot.com/
> www.facebook.com/theruralretreatdepot
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