[PRCo] Re: PTM festivities

[Bob Rathke]

Does this mean that I shouldn't refer to the organizartion as PERC?  :-)

Bob 6/28/04

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams at adelphia.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 3:15 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: PTM festivities


> 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
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