[PRCo] Re: Report__On__PTM

[John Swindler]

Thank you, Jim

They don't call it the 'blimp hanger' for nothing (:>)

John



>From: "James B. Holland" <JBH at P-R-Co.com>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: - 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC - <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Subject: [PRCo] Report__On__PTM
>Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 23:03:01 -0700
>
>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:::::::))
>
>-------- Original Message --------
>
>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.
>
>

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