[PRCo] Re: West PENN 700s WE HAVE

[Harold Geissenheimer]

Greetings
Ed is correct.   Harold

Edward H. Lybarger wrote:

>We've had this discussion...as recently as two Saturdays ago, when I played
>devil's advocate by suggesting that the public not be allowed to see the
>junk. Period.   A political reality, though, is that we raised money for a
>display building and we have to display things.  Everything will be cleaned
>up a bit during the trip, and the four cars in front will receive special
>attention.  We are obligated to show funders as much or as little of this as
>they want to see, and this is all right, since we have STRONGLY sold the
>point that this building will get the cars under cover and prevent further
>deterioration.
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>The public at large isn't going to fund any restorations to any great
>degree.  That which they do will likely be a result of what they are allowed
>to see in the shop.  We are successful in fund raising because we DO
>perform...what we say will be built gets built.  Once all the infrastructure
>is in place the efforts will focus on operations and restoration, and I have
>no reason to believe that, based on performance to date, we will be any less
>successful.  A lot of foundations know about us now, and they, like
>politicians, want to send their money where it will make them look good.
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>Ed
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
>[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Fred
>Schneider
>Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 7:35 PM
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: West PENN 700's WE HAVE
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>There is a problem with letting the public see the unrestored junk ... they
>will be less willing to contribute to restoration if everything looks like
>junk.   One car for the public to see with a plea for money is fine.  Twenty
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>thirty of them is counter productive;  it is like saying, "Please give you
>dollars to someone else who can put them to much better use."
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>"Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:
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>>It will be available for viewing once it's inside the new blimp hangar
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>>summer.  All the tarps will be removed prior to moving the cars, I'm told.
>>The public will be admitted to this building, too, though not as regularly
>>as the members!
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
>>[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of
>>AProchek at aol.com
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 4:42 PM
>>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>Subject: [PRCo] Re: West PENN 700's WE HAVE
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>>I think everything should be put out on display, regardless of visual or
>>operating condition.  Maybe they have to be behind curtains to shield them
>>from the general public, but I suspect a lot of you, like me, look at a
>>disintegrating hulk of a streetcar body the same way art historians look
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>>a broken up Greek statue.  I haven't seen 739 WP car since it was moved
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>>of the barn and put under tarp, and I'd hate to wait until it gets a new
>>paint job.
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