<div dir="auto">Hi,<div dir="auto"><br><div dir="auto">For what it's worth, I'm in my 30's I definitely enjoy the history of the N&W. I often joke that is a real shame the N&W stopped existing after 1959. In a similar fashion, I don't care about the machines after steam died, but reading about newer railroading is fun. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If we covered the NS as a current look to what happened to the n&w I think that would be interesting.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I get the need to keep a connection to the current world. Just to give a point in time, I don't even remember when the 611 was in excursion service the first time.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Someone I knew used to do consulting for the N&W. He said that "while it was one of the most profitable roads, it was the most resistant to change."</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">David Baker</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 27, 2024, 11:52 AM NW Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Morning,<div><br></div><div>Whomever is writing this please do not falsely speak for all “younger people.” I’m considered a younger person in comparison (40s) to the bulk of the membership & the reason I joined NWHS was ONLY to learn about the Norfolk & Western & I joined the Nickel Plate for the same with NKP. I’ve also joined the C&O to learn about the C&O & NOT CSX which I joined the CSX Trans Historical Society to learn about CSX. Other younger folks I know have expressed the same. If that’s the case then change the name to reflect that the intention is to be N&W as well as NS Corp rather than falsely reflecting the nature of the organization. I primarily “lurk” on these forums in order to learn from the older generations who have far more knowledge than I so I contribute minimally. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Perhaps an affinity group subordinate to the NWHS maybe but I still think that’s not the right answer. I do not feel that to expand the focus of the organization to an additional organization is best. I do fondly recall the mixture of SRR & NW equipment when I was a child & would likely join a NS Corp HS if I knew of one. Yes, a plan to pull younger generations is absolutely needed but like this. But till then my membership is up for renewal so I’ll observe to see what culminates for now. </span><div><br id="m_-440875838793050780m_1527497549561598379lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Be well,</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Chad C. Rogers</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Jefferson City, Tenn. U.S.A. </span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 27, 2024, at 08:56, NW Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">Norfolk Southern today is the window for younger folks to see and learn about the Norfolk and Western. We must look for ways to interest younger folks that never saw the N&W. We must have younger members to keep the Society alive and well as those of us who are older die off. Other Societies such as the L&N do this. We need to also do this. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 3:42 PM NW Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">The society will embrace Norfolk Southern going
forward! To that end we are soliciting articles
for the Arrow on NS topics. Preferential
priority will be given to submitted items that have some relation to the original
Norfolk & Western. For example, they
take place along the Pokey or some other original trackage, they involve ex-N&W
equipment or structures, etc. Please
submit your news/articles to the editor of the Arrow for publication.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Additionally, for all you Norfolk Southern modelers out
there, we are soliciting modeling articles and news on NS topics. If you are building or have built a model of a
Norfolk Southern item, please consider sending in an article describing your
process/results. Also, if you have news
about sources/availability of NS/NW items of interest to our modelers, please
submit that for publication as well.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">We have taken on a bit of a new direction to move our society
into the future and we need your support to keep us strong and make us great
again. Please help by submitting your
materials for our magazine.</p></div>
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