[PRCo] Re: Baggage Rack & Other INterurban Equipment

[Greg King]

Hi Bob,

Thanks, will be doing it by auto.

Cheers Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Rathke <brathke at mediaone.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 11:29 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Baggage Rack & Other INterurban Equipment


>
> Greg,
>
> No, you wouldn't want to go all that way and wind up like Chevy Chase at
an
> empty Wally World in the movie, "Summer Vacation."
>
> I first joined Arden (now the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum) in 1966, and
have
> been a member continuously since 1972.  However, I now live in Chicago
(500
> miles from Pittsburgh), so I suggest that you get better information on
museum
> operations from members who live closer to it - several are on this list.
>
> In the past, I have visited the museum over Thanksgiving (the third
Thursday in
> November) weekend and on weekends in December when its Christmas trolleys
are
> operating.  I'd check first on operating dates.  Their website is
> <http://www.pa-trolley.org>.  Be aware that the museum is about 30 miles
> southwest of Pittsburgh, and you'll need an automobile to get there since
> there's no public transportation nearby (at least the last time I was
there).
>
> Bob 5/27/01
>
> PS - Several months ago, there was some discussion on this list - and in
the PTM
> newsletter - asking the whereabouts of some museum members from the 1950's
and
> 1960's.  One of them was Dennis Foley who helped build the original
carbarn, and
> whom I knew when I was in college.  A few weeks ago I found Dennis on the
> Internet - he's been living in San Francisco for the past 20 years.
>
> ---------------------------
>
> Greg King wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Any of you gentlemen active members at Arden? The reason I ask is, in
early
> > November, I hope to be making a visit to Pgh and, in particular Arden,
I'm
> > not sure of dates etc., may even have to be during the week, will there
be
> > anyone around at that time to run stuff and open the store please???
Would
> > this only be possible on the weekend. It's a long way from Australia to
> > visit and find the place closed!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Greg
>
>
>