[PRCo] John Sieglen

[Bob Rathke]

I haven't heard from John since he left Bethel Park in the early 80's. He lived on Dale Rd., and I
lived around the corner on Greenwald Rd., about a 1/2-mile walk from the Brookside stop on the
36-Drake line.

Bob 5/29/01

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Harold Geissenheimer wrote:

> Greetings to all
>
> John Sieglen was a very able man and an asset to both PRC and PAT.
>
> He helped me a lot.  He was not an obstruction like some PRC staff.
>
> Does any one know if he is still living.?
>
> Harold Geissenheimer
> Bob Rathke wrote:
>
> > Ah, the good old (pre-ebay) days...
> >
> > Around 1981, one of my neighbors in Bethel Park retired and was moving from the area.  I went
> > over to his garage sale and bought all his PRC memorabilia.  He was John Sieglen, a manager
> > at PAT, who probably started as a motorman at PRC.  I still have the stuff I bought, and
> > remember the prices, which were low even in 1980: his PRC coin changer including extra
> > springs, accessories and parts for $1; also an Aurora electric bus layout (kind of like a
> > slot-car setup) including two buses, switches, bridges, roadway and power pack for 25 cents!
> >
> > And that brings me to some sage observations that I made after a recent visit to a garage
> > sale here: have you ever seen a high school yearbook being sold at a garage sale?  Have you
> > ever been to a garage sale that WASN'T selling an exercise bike?
> >
> > Bob 5/29/01