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Jim, thanks for the mention!

All, it would be fantastic to have more of you participate in the real-time
discussions.  There are some great images and questions posted regularly by
the members of the group.  We have 9,410 members which is only 1,300 less
than the Pennsylvania Railroad group. That's quite impressive when you
consider the disparity in size of the two railroads. I am an admin, but I
am not the originator of the group.

If you join, please mention "NWHS" in the rules Q&A and I will pre-approve
your account so that you can create a post -we have moderation turned on
(new posts require moderator approval) to cut down on spam and non-N&W
subjects.  Anyone can respond to posts, without the need for moderator
approval.

Mike Rector

On Fri, Jan 6, 2023 at 1:46 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> The facebook group is "Fans of the Norfolk & Western And Virginian
> Railway."
>
> Jim Nichols
>
> On Friday, January 6, 2023 at 05:19:59 AM CST, NW Mailing List <
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>
> It's clear to me, and even more so after these recent discussions, that
> our mission is to preserve _all_ of the history of the N&W and its
> predecessors. And that includes telling the stories of, and by, the workers
> and families along the line. To accomplish this, we shouldn't stop trying
> to do this work because we're limited by a page count. Instead, we could
> look for other channels for capturing these stories.
>
> Now, this next idea is not going to go over well with most people reading
> this, but if this outdated mailing list format was converted to a more
> robust - and accessible - Facebook group, we could capture these stories
> and reminisce until the cows came home. At a zero cost basis....
>
> How's that for stirring the pot?  Like I said, I don't expect to get a
> rousing ovation for this idea, but it's something to consider.
>
> Stephen Warren
> Roanoke
>
> On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 1:21 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
> I have written several pieces over the years and sent them in for Arrow
> publication. I joined the society in 1996. My first item was published in
> 2017. It was on how I became an N&W fan in Ohio. I submitted an article
> 202? for publication and shall wait for it to get published. Kenneth Miller
> has been such a great help to me. I can't even imagine what all he does to
> keep things on the rails. I do not have the writing skills or the technical
> background or the family history that I see others have. It impressive me
> the books people put out. I learned a lot about the Cincinnati district
> from Alex's book N&W in Ohio. I have learned so much more on how vast the
> history of the Peavine is by maps and drawings I have been getting from the
> archives since 2017, which is probably close to 900 now. I enjoy reading
> any history of the N&W and VGN but my concentration is the Peavine. I think
> how sad it is to read the N&W magazine and see how family oriented it was
> to ending up as all business in the end. Talking to original N&W train men
> and you can see it in their faces and hear it in their voices their love
> for the railroad and each other.
>
> Jeff Wood
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