611

Thu Jun 11 22:52:40 EDT 2015

Bickering about the lettering on the cab has absolutely NOTHING to do with  
whether or not it continues to run. It has NOTHING to do with its 
mechanical  restoration. The museum knew it would cause some people to be very upset 
about  it. While most foaming railfans don't care, true Norfolk and Western 
historians  are seething.

My company cut the lettering for the locomotive and tender. I, along with  
three other volunteers, made the trip to Spencer and spent the day lettering 
the  tender. The locomotive wasn't ready for the 611 lettering yet but we 
provided  that too. The cab lettering was added long after we left. While I 
can't do  anything about it I have come to realize it is similar to an art 
museum built  here in Roanoke. Many people hated it, and still do, but there 
isn't anything we  can do about it. I'm just glad I am good at Photoshop.

Richard D. Shell

In a message dated 6/11/2015 2:35:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

Amen to that. It's not a big deal. The main thing is the 611 is running,  
and running well. And if we want to keep it running, then the support must  
continue and all the bickering about some extra lettering under the cab 
window  must stop.

Very Respectfully,  
Joseph Congemi

On Jun 10, 2015, at 17:13, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List 
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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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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_ (mailto:pmcguire at vmt.org) 

cell:  540.339.2753

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From: _ABCOX99 at aol.com_ (mailto: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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