[PRCo] Re: MUSEUM MUSINGS

[ROGER Jenkins]

Question 1 answer-- maintenence money goes to repairing diesels instead
of electric ry cars . Steam engine they have has constant maint.
problems and as far as I am concerned even tho steam does bring out the
public , the money poured into steam engines is huge compared to
electric cars . It is curreently recieving new tubes !! And there is
another steamer waiting in the wings , a UP 2-8-2  WHICH NEEDS ALL KINDS
OF WORK DONE TO IT BEFORE IT RUNS .  The current engine is Ventura
County #2  a 2-4-2 .

QUESTION 2  Their budget only allows so much to be done and repairing
damage done during operations is a low priority item at OERM.  PCCs run
around with missing battery box covers from previous accidents !  It
took 5 or 6 years to fix a PE blimp that collided with a diesel on a
siding after running thru an open switch at nite !!  operator
inattention was the blame for this one.

QUE  3   No body knows what they are [sanders ]  The position of Safety
Officer has been open for several years. 

QUE 4  Your right Fred but the present boss of restorations would not
even allow one to remove a shake shingle siding that was applied to a
car to asses what was under it . How do you come up with a "TO DO " list
if you cant see whats needed .?  duh