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<DIV>Remember when the Employee Special derailed in the swamp? I bet the bill
for that one was high!!!</DIV>
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<DIV>Walt</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">NW
Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org
href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 27, 2010 2:06
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Norfolk Southern History</DIV>
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<DIV>I have to take exception to this comment. Norfolk Southern not running
steam has nothing to do with whether or not they are interested in history.
Norfolk Southern quit running steam excursions due to liability. I have heard
this first hand from top NS management at the time. I was involved in
some meetings with NS to preserve the steam program. After the
derailment/accident in Lynchburg, VA in 1994 they realized that if that train
had been full of school kids there would not be enough money to cover all of
those blood sucking lawsuits that would follow. Blood sucking is my
description, not NS's. I believe in compensation after an accident but these
settlements these days are outrageous.</DIV>
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<DIV>Many of my dealings with Norfolk Southern show me that they are
interested in history. They often support our historic organizations. The
reason they often tear down unused structures is to avoid property
taxes.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Richard D. Shell</DIV>
<DIV>Troutville, VA</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 1/27/2010 1:38:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org writes:</DIV>
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the same reason why NS sees absolutely no <BR>reason to operate steam
locomotives,</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT>
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