[PRCo] Re: What's Up with Drake?

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Elmira is officially out of the free restoration business since it's not
Adtranz any more.

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of
Kenneth Josephson
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 8:12 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: What's Up with Drake?



Thanks, Ed! BTW, Bruce Wells sent the stunning images of 1138 to those of us
on
his photo list. I was wondering, would Adtranz restore other cars if funding
was
provided? Let's suppose IRM's pre-war PCC 4021 had private funding for a
similar
restoration. Would Adtranz consider this, or was this simply a special favor
due
to Dave Hamley's connection to the company?

Ken J.

"Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:

> The Drake line is not being dismantled.  The siding at Brookside is being
> replaced with a piece of straight-through track, and the loop has been
> removed.  Neither facility had any future use, either in test-track mode
or
> for rebuilding.  PTM has indeed received (or will receive) pieces of rail
> that will be useful.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of
> Kenneth Josephson
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 6:57 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] What's Up with Drake?
>
> I just received some photos (from Mark) of the Drake line. I thought it
was
> going to remain as a training line until it was rebuilt  sometime in the
> future. Why are they dismantling it? Is PTM going to get any of the rail
and
> hardware?
>
> I see they mounted a crossarm just off the ground with two nice PRwyCo
> "chocolates" (reddish-brown asbestos feeder cable insulators.) Is Scott
> Davis
> testing my integrity? ;-) Or is this part of the wire removal technique?
>
> Ken J.