[PRCo] Re: That damn PCC car on eBay

Fred Schneider fschnei at supernet.com
Thu Sep 19 11:50:57 EDT 2002


Remember our earlier comments about railfans being the museum's worst enemies?

Engleman already has a yellow and olive all-electric in 0-gauge on the museum
layout.  He just needs proof that his model is justified?

"Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:

> Pittsburgh Railways ORDERED 100 1500-series cars.  They GOT 65.  Therefore
> do we want a car -- from somewhere else entirely -- to "represent" the
> quantity that the government wouldn't let the company buy?
>
> This isn't very logical, but neither is Engleman's reasoning!!  Especially
> in the absence of an order!!!  Especially especially since they never got
> the things in any event!!!!
>
> I thought historians were supposed to deal with the facts.
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