Your questions about Cincinnati cars

[Fred W. Schneider III]

It never was Mr. Hershey's car. The state has owned it since 1957 when
it assumed control of the Landis Valley Museum from the Landis Brothers.
It has been leased by the state to a variety of organizations over the
years, including Metropolitan Philadelphia Railway Association, and
Railways to Yesterday.  The Manheim Historical Society has more than
nine years left on a ten year lease.  

Two people of the three who rebuilt it are still available.  Only Ben is
dead.  The electrician and the carpenter are still active in the
historical society, as is the woman who handled school groups.

Why would you want to involve John?  He claimed he learned his lesson a
long time ago when he had several cars.  

By the way, if you want a response from John ... he is in California
with his wife this week.   

"Dietrich, Robert J." wrote:
> 
> Fred Schnieder wrote:
> 2Conestoga Transportation 236 is owned by the state and is
> housed by the Manheim Historical Society.  . . .  a double-door,
> 30'-1" four wheel Birney car, one of 41 that CTC assigned to city routes
> and to one local line in Columbia, PA.
> 
> How did Mr. Hershey's car become property of the State?  Can they be
> convinced to assign its care to John Swindler?