[PRCo] Re: MUSEUM MUSINGS

[ROGER Jenkins]

In answer to your question about OERM , I am a member of that and
Seashore which I joined in the dark ages of 1949 when nothing was
running. OERM [Orange Empire Ry. Museum ] has the same financial
problems as the others but their biggest problem is a shift in focus
away from trolleys to railroad equipment . They could only field 3
operational  Los  Angeles Ry cars for the last rail festival  with the
others laid up due to collision damage or mechanical problems .
[collisions because of overgreased rail at the last rail festival ]
Their car restoration chief is reluctant to start any work on cars
unless you write up a prospectus on costs and implementation schedule .
[red tape ]  And other roadblocks too numerous to mention here. So not
much gets done !  PTM on the other hand has a very industrious group of
people that push projects along [extension to the north ]  and a large
membership base that supports it.  The potential for visitors to the
museum is large and advertising thru news outlets etc reaches the area
population .  The future looks good !  nuf said