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A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT NORFOLK SOUTHERN RECONSIDER RETIRING
THE N&W 611 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE
WHEREAS, the N&W 611 Steam Locomotive is a sleek, bullet-nosed, maroon and black
passenger locomotive; and
WHEREAS, to the delight of many, the late W. Graham Clayton, Jr., then a Southem vice
president and later president of Amtrack, launched a program in 1964 to reactivate some old
locomotives, including the 611, and
WHEREAS, the 611 carried hundreds of rail fans, schoolchildren and others who wanted to
experience again the days when smoke-belching steam locomotives hauled the nation's passengers
and commerce, and
WHEREAS, the 611 appeared in the Town of Pulaski on Depot Day, 1994, announcing itself with
the long, mournful wail of its whistle, spreading nostalgia throughout the Town, and thrilling
parents and children alike.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that theTown Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia,
hereby respectfully requests that Norfolk Southern reconsider its decision to retire the N&W 611
Steam Locomotive.
• This resolution is effective upon adoption and is adopted by recorded vote of the Town Council of
the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, sitting in regular session, on this 15th day of November, 1994 as
follows:
John A. Johnston Aye Roy H. D'Ardenne, Jr. Aye
John W. Stone Aye W. Edgar Hale Aye
Bettye H. Steger AYe Alma H. Holston Aye
W. H. Schrader, Jr. Aye E.G. Black, Jr. Aye
TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA
ANDREW L. GRAHAM, MAYOR
Attest:
uth A. Harrell
Clerk of Council