[PRCo] Re: West Penn Cars at PTM

AProchek at aol.com AProchek at aol.com
Thu Nov 8 12:52:06 EST 2001


<So Seashore finally put in the loop at the end of the line and put
in a little park.  The nicest cars run.  The operators talk nicely and have
good manners.  The cars are put in storage barns.  Only display barns are
open.  The rare trucks are pulled out of the mud and weeds and put in a
warehouse or storage container.  The weeds are cleaned up, lawn mowed and
flowers planted.  Nice bathrooms, reasonable food.>

Yes, all that pays the bills, which is probably the most important thing, but a museum is supposed to be different than a Disney theme park, thus the museum should be educating a visitor and hopefully over time  (s)he would want to look at even the rusted, derelict hulks.  I get a bigger kick out of looking at the harmoney car remains than the operating brilliner. Maybe I am in the minority, but there should be a place for us minorities.




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