NS Heritage locomotives

[oltmannd]

oltmannd

I'd have to imagine that they'll try to gather them all up for the 30th birthday "party" and have some sort of photo shoot.  Wonder where and what it'll look like?

Plans are afoot, I understand, and there will be public access to the event.  Early July?

[MJChittick]

The heritage units will gather at Spencer, NC on the 4th of July.

Norfolk Southern heritage locomotives to gather in North Carolina July 4

Published: May 21, 2012

SPENCER, N.C. — Norfolk Southern’s heritage locomotives will gather for a “family portrait” at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, N.C., during the Fourth of July week. All 20 locomotives painted in the color schemes of predecessor railroads will be on display July 3 and 4. Norfolk Southern is producing the Heritage fleet as part of the company’s 30th anniversary celebration. Norfolk Southern was created June 1, 1982, with the consolidation of the Southern and Norfolk & Western railroads. “This is the first and probably only chance we’ll have to get all these locomotives together in one place at one time,” said Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman said in a news release. “We’re proud of the role railroads play in keeping the country’s economy strong, and July 4 is an opportune time to showcase that heritage of service and safety.” “Having these engines gathered together is a phenomenon, not just an event,” said NCTM Executive Director Samuel Wegner. “And the North Carolina Transportation Museum’s Bob Julian Roundhouse is obviously a great place to frame this ‘family portrait.’ It’s a great partnership with Norfolk Southern to host this historic occasion.” Tickets for the event are $25 for adults and $15 for children in advance, and $30 for adults and $20 for children the day of the event. Children under 3 are free. Tickets will go on sale beginning May 21 at the museum’s website or by calling 704-636-2889, ext. 237. Norfolk Southern employees and retirees will be eligible for a $5 discount, with a limit of four tickets per purchase. Retirees must purchase tickets by phone to get the discount. The Fourth of July week was chosen because of the holiday and because demand for the locomotives in freight service temporarily will be reduced due to the traditional coal miners’ holiday. NS photographer Casey Thomason and Trains Editor Jim Wrinn, a volunteer of 26 years with the museum and currently vice president of its non-profit, will be on hand to coordinate the photo shoot. In a related event, on July 7 the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Va., will unveil refurbished Norfolk & Western SD45 1776, which was painted in a special color scheme to commemorate the nation’s bicentennial in 1976. It was recently repainted in its bicentennial scheme at NS’s shop in Chattanooga, Tenn. The North Carolina Transportation Museum is on the site of Southern Railway’s Spencer Shops, a steam locomotive servicing facility. After the advent of diesels, Spencer continued to serve as a classification yard into the late 1970s, when Southern donated the land and facilities to the State of North Carolina for the museum. For more information go to www.nctrans.org.

[Lord Atmo]

NS gets an 'attaboy from me for this program. they look classy