[PRCo] Report__On__PTM

[James B. Holland]

Have been corresponding with Tom Phillip and he sent me this report 
about his recent visit to PTM  ((Tom uses CAPS to respond instead of 
quotes on original message:::::::))

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Date: 	Mon, 13 Sep 2004 01:44:39 -0400
From: 	Tom Phillip

	
To: 	James B. Holland <JBH at P-R-Co.com>


WAS   AT   PTM   AUGUST-31st   AND   WAS   GIVEN   THE   GRAND   TOUR   
OF   THE   NEW   DISPLAY   BUILDING   (WITH   32   CARS   STORED   
INSIDE)   BY   SCOTT   BECKER   AND   BILL   FRONCZEK   --   ALL   OF   
THE   CARS   THAT   WERE   STORED   ON   TRACK   5   AND   6   AS   
WELL   AS   THOSE   ON   COUNTY   HOME   SIDING   AND   ON   THE   
CARHOUSE   SIDING   NEXT   TO   THE   RAILROAD   (EXCEPT   THE   BOX   
CARS),   ARE   NOW   (WITH   TARPS   REMOVED)   IN   THE   NEW   
BUILDING   WHICH   IS   VERY   WELL   LIGHTED,   HAS   PAVED   FLOOR   
WITH   WIDE   AISLES,   AND   (SURPRISINGLY)   A   HUMIDITY   
CONTROLLED   ENVIRONMENT   (NONE   OF   THE   CARS   HAVE   SHOWN   
ANY   SIGN   OF   CONDENSATION).           SOME   CAR   BODIES   STILL   
REMAIN   OFF-TRACK   OPPOSITE   COUNTY   HOME   SIDING,   HOWEVER.       
   THE   NEW   PIT   HAD   TWO   PCC's   OVERLAPPING   THE   ENDS   ON   
IT   BUT   IT   WAS   DESIGNED   LENGTHWISE   FOR   WP-739   (ABOUT   
60'   IN   LENGTH   --   BY   MY   ESTIMATE).           THE   WHOLE   
SETUP   WAS   FIRST   CLASS   THROUGHOUT   --   EXTREMELY   IMPRESSIVE.