Rural Retreat Depot is open today

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Flipped the image colors. Sure looks like 611... very slim possibility it's
610
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Mike Rector

On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 8:11 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> This is Link negative NW1634, Train 17, Birmingham Special, SB.  No number
> was recorded for the locomotive in Link's notes, but it is one of the four
> J's with modified rods.  The photo is clear enough to pick up that detail.
> So, could be 611, or one of the other three.
>
> Dave Stephenson
>
> On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 07:19:09 AM EDT, NW Mailing List <
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Does anyone happen to know the loco # in this classic Link shot at Rural
> Retreat?
>
> John Garner
>
>
> Tis indeed a perfect day to visit us here at the Summit in Rural
> Retreat! The drive here from anywhere is stunning, with Fall colors
> popping out everywhere. The Depot is open today, October 9, from 2 until
> 5 PM, and our trained docents, Heidi and Amy, will be there to guide you
> through our history museum and the restored 1860’s building. Frank Akers
> will be there as well, to provide his personal memories of his
> grandfather, Agent J. L. Akers, who was the subject of two of O. Winston
> Link’s favorite photos. Admission and a Dr. Pepper are free for our
> visitors. The Depot is about a mile south of Exit 60 off I-81,between
> Wytheville and Marion.
>
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