Neon Sign dimensions for N&W Roanoke Shops

[NW Modeling List]

Miller's website address is:

http://www.microstru.com/index.html

J. Zaret
On Feb 5, 2008, at 7:51 AM, NW Modeling List wrote:


> Does Miller or Miler Engineering have a web-site?

>

> George Weber

> NCTM

>

> From: nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org [mailto:nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org 

> ] On Behalf Of NW Modeling List

> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 6:39 PM

> To: 'NW Modeling List'

> Subject: RE: Neon Sign dimensions for N&W Roanoke Shops

>

> Here was Miller Engineering's reply about Roanoke Shops signs idea.  

> Perhaps NWHS officials can persuade them?

>

> Thanks for sending those images. We get many requests for sign and I  

> have heard of the N&W Railway's Roanoke Shops, and it is a great  

> sign. The question that always determines if we do a sign is how  

> many would we sell? The that Roanoke sign is for a very specific  

> area so I am not sure how many we would sell. I have added the  

> images you sent to our image library for future consideration.

> Thanks, again,

> Chris

> Miler Engineering

> Summary of my email to them:

> I wondered if you had given any consideration to making signs for  

> the N&W Railway's Roanoke Shops.  There were two versions of the  

> sign at the shops over the years before N&W became Norfolk Southern  

> and the sign was replaced with a large rectangular sign elsewhere on  

> the building complex.

>

> There was a sign from the days of steam - I'm guessing from the  

> 1930's to about 1971, with the lettering spelling out "N & W Roanoke  

> Shops."  From about 1971 to about 1987, the sign read simply "NW  

> Roanoke Shops."  Attached are photos of the sign from the late  

> 1980's along with a link to a night shot of it too. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=53299&nseq=6 

> .

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org [mailto:nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org 

> ] On Behalf Of NW Modeling List

> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 11:17 AM

> To: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org

> Subject: RE: Neon Sign dimensions for N&W Roanoke Shops

>

> Miller Engineering, the company who makes the Roanoke "icons", was  

> at the last swap meet in York, Pennsylvania selling their products.   

> They had all of Roanoke's "big three" signs on dispaly, which caught  

> my parents' attention, so they stopped at Miller's booth and talked  

> to the rep for few minutes.  Not only do they make the Roanoke  

> signs, but they also make many other signs from around the country.   

> Anyway, Mom asked how they chose which signs to make and the woman  

> said that usually someone asks for a particular sign and sends in a  

> photo.

>

> If anyone's interested (and I am), send them the photo of NW's neon  

> sign and see what they say.  I'd also like to see them make the  

> Sauer's "chef" from the Sauer's factory in Richmond!  They've also  

> recently issued Roanoke's "big three" as animated Christmas ornaments!

>

> Thanks,

>

> Ed Cake

>

> NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> It would be neat to see the NW Shops sign(s) made up like the other  

> Roanoke icons currently being sold (the H&C Coffee, Dr. Pepper, and  

> Roanoke Star).  http://www.microstru.com/1750-H-C.html

>

> Phil Miller

> Fredericksburg

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