[PRCo] Re: South Hills Junction at PTM

[Dietrich, Robert J.]

I want to thank everyone at PTM for allowing me to show off the Junction
where it is most appreciated.  As always everyone at PTM made us feel
more than welcome.  We had constant visitors to the module setup keeping
us busy all day - so much so that I never got out on the line except for
one trip with Fred III on Saturday.  

Fred:  I would have liked to stay for the party but we had two
tolerating wives (not both mine) and a daughter who believed they would
feel out of place - and as much as riding streetcars at night may appeal
to me, it would be "are you ready to go" from the others.  It does sound
like you all had a good time.  

For the rest of you, if you can't figure this out don't worry about it -
I think Fred III was replying to a different e-mail, but it gives you a
little idea of what you miss if you don't your face at PTM.




-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Fred
Schneider
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 3:43 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: South Hills Junction at PTM

What you missed, Bob, by going out to dinner instead of staying for  
the party....

About 8 PM or so, just after dinner, I walked up to Tim with the  
handle to PST 14 in my hand and remarked that I thought it might me  
nice to try it out.   Barb Kearns picked up the microphone and  
announced that "Fast Freddy" is running 14 and anyone who wants to  
ride should board.  Well, I made the first three miles, then Jack  
Samuels ran, then a new operator, then Laura Wells.   What a great  
evening.   Jeff King and Bernie Orient were on the car with squeeze  
boxes and someone I never met before had a guitar.   When I was  
running I heared Folsom Prison Blues behind me.   The music  
progressed through a lot of bluegrass, and when we came finally came  
back from the third trip, I think you could have heard, a half mile  
away through the open car windows, the rousing strains of Amazing Grace.

Only at PTM would we celebrate the weddings of the educator, the  
transportation superintendent and the line superintendent with such a  
party!

We did manage to rope Dave and Tom in for a little bit of it.

On Sep 6, 2006, at 10:05 AM, Dietrich, Robert J. wrote:

> I sent this yesterday but it never made it (I don't think).
>
> South Hills Junction will make its second appearance at PTM this
> weekend.  Dave Gallagher, Tom O'Donnell and I will be making the
> turnpike trip and setting up on Saturday morning.  We'll run through
> Sunday in conjunction with the antique truck show.
>
> If you are in the vicinity stop by and say hello.
>
> Bob Dietrich
>
>