[PRCo] Re: 4398

[Mark McGuire]

 Boy, I'd love to pick your brain, Harold! I can only dream of such
trips. Did you take any photos of these trips? Would love to see some.

                        Mark Mc

-- Harold Geissenheimer <transitmgr2 at earthlink.net> wrote:
Greetings
I made the 1954 round trip along with Harry B, Bob B, John Baxter, Bob 
Scanlon and Richard
Bowker and others.  Quite a trip.   I also rode the 832 move from 
Charleroi  PRC car house
to Ingram.  John Baxter was the 832 motorman.

Harold Geissenheimer

Jim Holland wrote:

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>>This card may still be available, but I'll dig it out if anyone needs to
>>know the date and location before 4398 went to the Museum.
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>>Bob 3/20/04
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>             My notes indicate that 4398 was *sold* to PERC on 
>1956.04.05.     The car last saw service in 1952 on 98-Glassport and was 
>held in reserve at Glenwood by PRCo until 1956  *just--in--case.*
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>             *Arden Trolley Museum and Its Cars*  published by  PRMA  in 
>1967 indicates that 4398, along with 3487, were in long time storage at 
>Glenwood until September--1960  at which time the cars were moved to 
>tunnel and then trucked to Arden.
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>             Also in the archives is extensive quotation of the PERC // 
>PRMA // PTM article(s) of that first trip to the museum with M1, WP-832, 
>and 3756.     *Later*  on that day  (1954.02.07)  a  *speeded--up*  
>Double-End car was sent to County Home Siding to pick up the railfans 
>and return them to Pgh.     The car number was listed in those articles 
>but not able to put my finger on it at the moment.     Would have been 
>nice if tht car could have been saved  --  or if 4398 had made that 
>trip  --  just for sake of nostalgia.
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>Jim Holland
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