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Ken
Thank  you for your reply. I understand.
Eric

On 2015-06-08 12:12, NW Mailing List wrote:
> 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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