[PRCo] Re: PTM festivities

[James B. Holland]

Hi!


             Very Nice report from Dennis.

             This must be All In The Family time.

             Like too much may have been read into 1726 fighting through 
traffic, maybe too much is being read into the usage of Arden?!

             If PTM is  Pennsylvania__Trolley__Museum, how can it Not Be 
a Trolley Museum anymore?

             And if we are representing things As They Used To Be, then 
Arden might seem very appropriate.     Why do we want to forget, 
overwrite, abandon the roots of the museum?      I see the use of  
*Arden*  as a term of endearment!


Jim__Holland



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Subject: 	[PRCo] Re: PTM festivities
Date: 	Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:15:43 -0400
From: 	Edward H. Lybarger <trams at adelphia.net>
Reply-To: 	pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
To: 	<pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>



I detect an echo of a certain regular contributor's bad habit of 
continuing to call the museum "Arden!" We consciously (and expensively) 
went to a great deal of trouble more than a dozen years ago to CHANGE 
the name of the museum to reflect what we did, and to continue the 
professionalism of the place. Those who attended this weekend's blowout 
know that the professionalism has been pretty successful. And even one 
politician on hand knew that our name changed a long time ago.

As I explained to said regular contributor on Thursday, I don't feel it 
is proper for people in the Education Department, who are expected to 
leaders in preparing material for both the public and the staff, to be 
continuing to refer to the place by a former name. The other regulars at 
PTM certainly don't use it, and we shouldn't have ANY new folks who do so.

Arden is what used to be Arden Mines; what used to be Arden (nee Cook's 
Station) is just a narrow spot on the road at the bridge. It's not a 
trolley museum any more. Heaven help us if we can't accept change. We're 
doomed.

Part of what made the past weekend so great was the presence of the 
Cramer Quartet, who thoroughly filled our musical needs! Thanks, Dennis.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of
Dennis F. Cramer
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 8:23 AM
To: Pghrwys List
Subject: [PRCo] PTM festivities


For those of you who were not at Arden over this past weekend:

Rollout of Red Arrow 14 was a huge success. The car is immaculate and 
runs very smoothly. All the members of the museum should be very proud 
of the work accomplished. Patrons filled the car all day Saturday to 
ride to the McClane Loop.

The loop was also dedicated on Saturday and in the words of Bernie 
Orient, president of the museum, "We have talked for years about having 
a destination and part of that reality has come true today." Visitors 
and museum members also had the opportunity to visit the new trolley 
display building and see another part of that destination.

Having a rollout of a restored car is always exciting news and putting 
the loop dedication with it doubled the fun. The antique car show and 2 
bus loads of visitors from the TCA Convention in Monroeville really 
added to the crowds. Four car service was offered most of the day with 
PRT 5326 and NOPSI 832 carrying guests from the museum to Arden Loop and 
Red Arrow 14, 66 & PRCo 3756 sharing the duties to the McClane Loop. 
Later in the day there was a Red Arrow parade to celebrate 14's return 
to service. It was great to see so many people riding streetcars. Often 
all four packed at the same time!

In preparation for the "big move" JTC 350 has been regauged and put over 
the pit and the open car has been uncovered. Overhead wire has been 
taken down from the standard gauge track to enable moving that equipment 
next month.

The loop will probably be closed for a while to finish tamping and 
putting a slight slope to it. Right now it is dead level and a crest 
needs to be put in the middle of the girder rail section to keep water 
from laying there. A spur track is also going to be added. inside the loop.

I was not able to stay for the entire weekend, but what I saw was a 
great future for preserving history.

Dennis F. Cramer--Teacher-Trombonist-Historian-Conductor
www.geocities.com/armconband