[PRCo] Re: MON. WEST PENN

[Bob Rathke]

Just received the following update from Karl Spence in Ft. Worth:

* I understand that the brewery may continue to operate - will check. Karl *

Bob 5/28/01

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ROGER Jenkins wrote:

> Some of you might not know that the Pearl Brewery in San Antonio Texas
> is slated to close or is closed . One of the electric engines on this
> property is Monongehela West Penn Baldwin  Westinghouse steeple cab
> #2000 , a mate to PRMA #3000  which is at Arden or PTM . The other loco
> in Texas is an Ex- Texas Electric wooden steeple cab used as a spare
> loco that recently was featured in the Pentrex video on Electric Freight
> operations in the US. The Mon. WP engine was undergoing maintenence work
> during the filming of this video and was breifly seen in the shop.
> Chores of these locos was the interchange of center-flow cars with grain
> from the Union Pacific to the Brewery via street trackage between the
> two. The owners of the brewery wants to consolidate operations with
> their other plant in Houston. Fate of these locos is undetermined at
> this time.