[net.railroad] Steam Excur on 4501

mertes@Almsa-2.arpa (Ed Mertes) (09/24/85)

Norfolk Southern has announced some additional 4501 steam excursions for fall
which are listed below.  They also report good progress on the #1218 and 
anticpate it will be in service by mid-summer 1986.

Date         Description                                 Sponsor
10/12      Winston Salem,NC to Asheville,NC  (RT)        WSC
10/13      Winston Salem,NC to Roanoke,VA    (RT)        WSC
10/19      Roanoke,VA to Bristol,VA   (RT)               RCN
            (this trip will be outbound with 4501
             and return with diesel)
10/26-27   Knoxville to Asheville  (RT each day)         OS
11/2       Birmingham,AL to Columbus, MS     (RT)        HOD
11/13      Birmingham,AL to Meridian,MS      (RT)        HOD
11/14      Meridian,MS to New Orleans,LA     (OW)        NOC
11/16-17   New Orleans,LA to Hattiesburg, MS (RT ea day) NOC

               SPONSORS

WSC        Winston Salem Chapter, NRHS
           P. O. Box 5857
           Winston Salem, NC  27103

RCN        Roanoke Chapter, NRHS
           P. O. Box 13222
           Roanoke, VA      24032

OS         Old Smoky Chapter, NRHS
           P. O. Box 601
           Knoxville, TN    37901

HOD        Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum
           P. O. Box 254
           Birmingham, AL   35201

NOC        New Orleans Chapter, NRHS
           P. O. Box 4355
           New Orleans, La   70178


Ed Mertes
mertes@almsa-1