West Penn 722

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

Fred W. Schneider III wrote:

> Galbraith incorrectly used the present tense.  There are two West Penn bodies at
> Arden, 722 and 739.  Would you care to give till it hurts?  It might be possible to
> do the job for the value of a house in Sausalito.

	Cheeze whiz!  Wouldn't want to hazard a guess at the median price of a
house there  --  over $500,000.00 probably (that's what they are selling
for in my area - 2-bedroom, basement ground-level, houses touch on two
sides, war-time construction, no insulation (latter not really needed
but it is disconcerting listening to the neighbor chomp on meals!)) 
Supposedly, our real estate market, after jumping 20% in the last year,
has gone totally flat - sales dropped precipitously and prices leveled
off - confusing the economic experts!

	I knew they had the two but forget which one came first.  And knew that
one was in not-so-nice shape.  And understood that one would
*donate-organs* to the other.  But a latrine (as in Ed's post?!?!::>>)) 
I know, it was a part of the historical car and needs to be there for
that purpose.  Hope the lines to the throne aren't too long on each trip
at PTM!!::>>)))!!

> West Penn 832 was partly
> reworked until the perpetrator had an untimely death ... it is one of three cars
> that the museum hopes to finish with grant money.  There has been talk of doing
> three cars to finish the previously started and languishing work before anything
> else is begun ... that was before PST 14 was brought in for new lipstick and got a
> facelift instead.

> Jim Holland wrote:

> > Greetings!

> >         On another mail list, the February-1968 issue of *Traction & Models*
> > was mentioned.
> >         In the editors column "Electroliners" is the following and I
> > quote:::::::

> >         "Rey Galbraith tells us that some of the members of PRMA have purchased
> > the last Pittsburgh high-floor car, scrapped the body, and are
> > installing the braking and electrical equipment along with the Brill
> > trucks on the West Penn #722 interurban which is now at the Museum site
> > at Arden, Pa. . . . ."

> >         How is WP 722 coming along?

James B. Holland

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