Received an E mail today from The Virginian Museum of Transportation, Referencing the state of the " Fire Up 611 Campaign"
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The Virginia Museum of Transportation and the
Fire Up 611! Campaign Achieve
First Fundraising Milestone
Funds are in place to mechanically restore the iconic steam locomotive, fundraising efforts shift to focus on the maintenance facility
Nearly 2000 donations have poured in from across the country and 15 countries, proving the Roanoke-designed and built locomotive is beloved around the world.
"It’s no longer a matter of ‘if’ the Class J 611 will run again,
but ‘when’ she’ll return to excursion service"
[And, in part, from the body of the e-mail]:
"…October 25, 2013 - RO