[PRCo] Re: The Pittsburgh List Convention

Tue Aug 28 09:29:00 EDT 2007

Correct.  That's why the dates are important.  The event schedule isn't.

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Fred
Schneider
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:17 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: The Pittsburgh List Convention

Not on our end, Ed,

but those coming distances like Ken Josephson need to buy air tickets.

It's not too early to do that.

On Aug 28, 2007, at 8:32 AM, Edward H. Lybarger wrote:

> I don't see a huge rush to get this all done by the end of August.   
> Maybe
> the end of October is OK to finalize things.  PTM will be no  
> problem; we
> will get our own car (presumably 1711 if everything is working just  
> right)
> and it will fit in between the regular service trips.  We should do  
> the TDB
> (AKA "Blimp Hangar") tour that leaves at 1:35 p.m.  4398 should be  
> painted
> by then, and be very close to completion (all four motors are now  
> back; that
> had been a major delay issue).  And there are 40-something other  
> things to
> look at if you choose.
>
> Field trips likewise are easy (for me, at least) and the only real  
> question
> is what size vehicle we use.  Those who want to ride Port Authority  
> can
> easily do so.  If you want slide shows, that's easy as well.  As to
> eating...Washington has one quality restaurant -- Angelo's.  For  
> anything
> more, we'll have to go to Pittsburgh.  But maybe you want to  
> experience
> lunch at Beechies, just like the PTM crowd does...or dinner with  
> them there,
> if you like.
>
> How about:
> Friday:  Washington and Charleroi
> Saturday:  West Penn (I suggest the lines west of Uniontown for  
> starters and
> see how far we get; it takes three days to do it right)
> Sunday:  PTM (and/or Port Authority for those inclined
> Monday:  Port Authority ??
>
> Ed
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of  
> Mark
> McGuire
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 9:15 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: The Pittsburgh List Convention
>
>
> I am coming. I believe Jerry is also coming. He would prefer flying  
> but I
> prefer driving. Airline flights are already pretty outrageous from  
> here in
> Jax. I wouldn't mind doing Amslack, but it takes awhile and I'd  
> have to get
> an extra day off(I may have to do that anyway if driving). Jerry has
> informed me that he is not getting any messages from this list. He  
> is trying
> to subscribe agian to Derrick, so I really don't want to answer for  
> him.
>   You NEVER have to talk me into Max's. I've been there twice now  
> and I've
> loved it both times. It's also pretty close to rt 21 Fineview if  
> anyone
> cares to take a nostalgic ride on the old trolley route. I have  
> seen many
> photos, but when Fred took us up there, I was amazed.
>   My preferences are to spend half a day on the Washington  
> interurban and
> the other half on Charleroi. Another day doing West Penn. And maybe  
> the
> third day just getting together at the museum to chat and ride the
> streetcars. Some may wish to deviate and ride the T. I myself am  
> dying to
> see the changes at PTM.
>
>                     Mark
>
> -- Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net> wrote:
> WHO IS COMING?
>
> We have still gotten no firm list of who is coming to the said
> convention and what we would like to do...
>
> Are you coming?   Have you bought a ticket or were you just thinking
> maybe I'll come or maybe it's a nice idea?    Guy's it's coming up on
> September and you wanted to do this in November.
>
> I'm also cc: Scott Becker and I'll explain in a separate e-mail to  
> him.
>
> WHAT TO DO
>
> I take it we would like to do a lot of socializing.   Some would like
> to look at the Pittsburgh and West Penn interurbans or even
> Steubenville (I don't think Ed wants to do that again) or Wheeling or
> Mon - West Penn (that would be good with leaves off the trees).
>
> How about coming back and telling us what you expect if you are
> coming.   It's your trip.
>
> THE DATES
>
> If I recall correctly we were talking the weekend before Thanksgiving:
>
> Friday November 16
> Saturday November 17
> Sunday November 18
>
> POSSIBLE HOTELS
>
> Here is one index to Motels in Washington, PA.   It does not list
> anything on the east side.  Missing are Motel 6 (724-223-8040) and
> the Hampton Inn.
>
> http://www.trails.com/all-hotels/city-hotel.asp?dest=PA+Washington
>
> PLACES TO EAT
>
> Until we know who is coming and their tastes in food, we also cannot
> come up with any ideas where to eat.   Cuisine around Washington, PA,
> proper is very unimaginative.   About as far out as you get is
> Chinese created for American tastes and American for rednecks.
>
> If you want unusual cooking, you need to go into Pittsburgh.   Some
> of the better restaurants are on the South Side, particularly East
> Carson Street:
>
> http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/restaurants_south_side/
> Pittsburgh_Restaurants_South_Side_and_Station_Square.htm
>
> Oakland, because of all the universities, also has a lot of
> restaurant diversity:
>
> http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/restaurants_oakland/
> Pittsburgh_Restaurants_Dining_in_the_East_End_Neighborhoods.htm
>
> One of the better German restaurants is on the Nor'side, Max's
> Allegheny Tavern.   It's never a problem to talk Ed into that one.
> He may try to talk you into it.
>
> http://www.maxsalleghenytavern.com/index.html
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