Norfolk Southern presents......The Heritage Series Engines in NC....Hope someone takes and posts pics!

There is also a reception on Monday night at the Salisbury train station that Mike will be attending.  I am planning to attend the reception and the event on the 3rd.  I seldom get an opportunity to see that many trains (and therefore engines) and am quite exited about this event.

Paul, are you planning to attend?  If so, would love the chance to meet you in person.

Happy railroading,

Don

I am trying to convince my wife and family that we need to change the families plans for that weekend and head down there, but I am not making much headway. Seems the beach at Hilton Head still is winning out.

Is anyone besides Don going to be there?

I am driving up from GA with my 9 year old son for the Monday and Tuesday events.  Can not wait.  Just bought a new Canon camera for the event.

David

I wish I could be there, it sounds like NS is really going to be doing this up right. We had vacation plans for Hilton Head before this was announced, but after receiving a call from my wife's family yesterday evening we are flying to Minnesota today. Her mother took a turn for the worse and isn't expected to make it to the weekend. Hope you take and post a lot of pictures!

Thanks but I don't have that magazine and I went to their web page but can't purchase 2012 back issues, starts with July if I subscribe.

Trains Magazine is having a special issue coming out in August on these units.   

Railpictures.net should be having some good shots, NS/Casey Thompson has been posting all the units, day and night shots, some in service shots as well. Very high quality photos. Should be nice for those of us not attending. http://www.railpictures.net/

It is my understanding that the Museum will be CLOSED this Sunday and Monday for the Trains Magazine shoot.

Museum normally does not have hours on Monday. There is no indication of closure on Sunday on their website.

My friend ,Paul Withers,publisher of "Diesel Era" left for NC today. Diesel Era will have full coverage I am sure.

Brad

We (OGR) won't have the in-depth coverage that Trains has, of course, but I do plan to feature a number of photos in the "Scene Along the Rails" section of our next issue.

I'll be there on Tuesday just hope the 100-106 degree heat breaks by then.

hey sean, i'll be there on tuesday also!!!!..........rogerw.

Drove by the Museum about an hour ago.  The entry gate was down with a car pulled behind it.

The other thing that I had heard but did not post earlier is the the line of sight from the road is to be obscured by a consist of coaches.  If so they were not moved into place yet.  But I did see two lines of cars in consist that have been assembled else where on the property that were NOT there this morning.

They have erected a make-sift fence along the road frontage preventing anyone from just walking onto the property except at the entrance to ticket booths.

There were NOT any engines that could be seen around/ and/or in front of round house.  The units must still be in the Linwood Yards where they ave been gathering.

I will have to go way again in the morning.

Bingo Bingo!


Screening in place, seems sources were correct on both accounts!

Shots of the Shoot.

Here they come...

I have a colleague who lives in NC who went there today.  He has sent me a few photographs that he took there and I've just posted them in the current thread in the 'Real Trains' forum.  I'll post any more that I receive later on.  I so wish that I could have been there.

Mr Wick Morrman and company arriving at the event this morning.


One of the Stars of the event.

found some pics I wanted here:

http://www.nscorp.com/nscporta...itage%20Locomotives/

My wife an I just returned from Spencer and I must say that of all the train related things I have done since I became interested in trains at age 13 (53 years ago), this event may well be the highlight!  If anyone is close enough to drive there and are on the fence, by all means, jump off the fence and make your way to Spencer.  The opportunity to see so many new modern locomotives with such well researched and authentic livery will most  likely never present itself again.

All I can say is - WOW!

WELL DONE, NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP. AND THE NC TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM!  AND THANKS!

Happy railroading,

Don

NS 30th Anniversary Heritage Pin Set Souvenir

How does this look?




Terry

Well, I ordered six of those puppies from Sean today, PRR, RDG, Virginian, Lackawanna,LV, and the JC, I will wait to see what Lionel makes available and if they will do dummies as with MTH also. I could have ordered another six very easyly however patience won out as well as money.

Thank you Norfolk Southern for stepping up for us Railroad folks.

For those wanting pictures of the event and the engines. the editor of Classic Trains magazine was at the event on the 3rd and said they would have a special publication featuring the NS Heritage  Fleet that would be released by the end of July.  Several professional photographers I spoke with said that was likely true because they would have to have submissions to the magazine by July 6.

What a nice surprise I had today!  I have been kicking myself since the 3rd for not buying the 20 pin 30th anniversary set souvenir that PRRronbh posted a picture of above.  Well one of my friends that also attended the event gave me a set today for my birthday. 

Color me happy!

Happy railroading,

Don