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Eric

I've known Preston since the late 1970s, and I am not going into the personal details out of respect for our friendship. I will say that Larry has obliquely referred to it.

Honestly, I don't know any of the details of what changes were made during the restoration completed this year compared to 1982. The only cosmetic thing I know of is that the builder's plates were chromed as was the originals. Perhaps someone else has a better knowledge of what was changed around.

Best
Ken

On Jun 8, 2015, at 11:15 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:

> Ken
> 
> a couple of questions, was there a reason given for Preston resigning and
> 
> what other technical points or changes makes the J611 different from the earlier yrs going back to the the 1st restoration for the 80's excursions runs?
> 
> Thanks
> Eric Raitch
> Gainesville, VA
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 2015-06-08 08:10, NW Mailing List wrote:
>> Mark
>> As I understand it, the whistle on 611 is a Hancock Inspirator. This
>> was the standard whistle for the streamlined passenger locomotives on
>> the N&W and essentially, one should sound like the others. Now, that
>> being said, 611's original whistle disappeared many, many years ago,
>> probably while stored at Shaffers Crossing between 1959-1963. The
>> whistle that was on it in it first excursion career, from 1982-1994
>> belonged to Robert Claytor, then after his passing, son Preston.
>> When the program ended in 1994, the whistle went home. When Preston
>> resigned from the 611 project a few weeks ago, he took his whistle
>> with him, understandably.
>> As of at least the trip to Roanoke, the whistle was Cheri George's
>> ex-Union Pacific Hancock Inspirator, which to me and some others who
>> commented to me, did not sound correct.
>> I'm not a whistle expert, Larry Evans can jump in here readily, but a
>> lot of things factor into the sound. When I spoke with Scott Lindsay
>> about it, he said he was bringing out his whistle next, so the sounds
>> may be different over the weekends of operation as different whistles
>> may be tried.
>> Ken Miller
>> On Jun 7, 2015, at 9:53 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List wrote:
>>> hi all
>>> i was watching a you tube on j 611 whistles i don;t want to start a
>>> argument on whats best but i like to know and maybe i read it but i
>>> thoght that no one owned the whistle i thought that norfolk southern
>>> owned the whole train and when it was getting restored they have
>>> same whistle can some one explain why it sounds different now then
>>> it did then thanks
>>> mark toewe
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