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<DIV>I had the pleasure a few years ago of attending an environmental
course with a member of the Norfolk Southern environmental
department. I struck up a conversation with him and during the course of
that conversation he said that the 611 was really the 610. Some time prior
to or at the time of the decision to preserve a J-class, a high ranking Norfolk
& Western executive ordered the number change. If my
acquaintance gave a name of the executive I cannot recall it.
Does anyone have more details about this or is this just an "urban legend"
associated with 611?</DIV>
<DIV>Rick Huddle</DIV>
<DIV>N&WHS #3689</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 15, 2009 1:19
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: J #604/611 Data</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I've always heard that the 611 was preserved because it
was the last J remaining and O. Winston Link made a personal appeal to Stuart
Saunders to save it. I'm sure the Link Museum can provide more
definitive information.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sam Putney</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: J #604/611 Data</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I will provide my private email address so those who
wish to reply to this message can reply to me privately, especially those
who would like to submit information for my 611 book.<BR>Lois J.
Ponton<BR>Friends of the 611<BR><A title=mailto:ljp611@ntelos.net
href="mailto:ljp611@ntelos.net">ljp611@ntelos.net</A><BR><BR> <BR>
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RE: J #604/611 Data<BR>Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:56:52 +0000<BR>From: <A
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First, I have a interesting question:<BR>Why was 604 the first J to go to
scrap?<BR>Second, in my completion of the book Midnight on the Pocahontas
(about 611's 1956 wreck) I have to cover why the 611 was preserved. I
would like this to be a private conversation, but I would like to speak with
former N&W employees and the like who have information on why the 611 is
still with us today. The subject can also be discussed on the board at the
moderator's wish.<BR>Lois J. Ponton<BR>Friends of the
611<BR><BR> <BR>> To: nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org<BR>> Subject: Re:
J #604 builders plate<BR>> Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:33:39 -0400<BR>>
From: nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org<BR>> <BR>> Jimmy<BR>> K2 Would have
had the regular Alco Brooks rectangle plate, K2a Would <BR>> have a
regular 9 1/4 Baldwin<BR>> round plate. Some that I have seen were
chromed but not all of them may have <BR>> worn off like most of
the<BR>> Js did.<BR>> <BR>> Larry Evans<BR>> Kenova,WV<BR>>
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List" <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org><BR>> To: "NW Mailing List"
<nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org><BR>> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009
8:10 PM<BR>> Subject: RE: J #604 builders plate<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
Any particular reason they moved them?<BR>> <BR>> Mike Weeks<BR>>
Greenville NC <BR>
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