[PRCo] Re: Cleveland

[Fred Schneider]

I think the list definition tended to evolve to what its members  
appreciated.   If someone mentions steel mills and industry, which  
Cleveland has, Derrick's antennae will go up because that is his  
other interest.   You could probably mention the Birmingham Electric  
service to the mills down there and Derrick will appreciate the  
discussion.    If models are mentioned, Jim and Bob and several  
others will immediately jump in because that is their specialty.   I  
notices (and deleted) all the comments about sound cards in  
models.    If Wheeling is mentioned, and there can be a forced  
connection because West Penn Railways owned the property, then Fred  
Bruhn is happy.   I grew up in Pittsburgh and you can move the body  
out of the city but you can't get the Pittsburgh out of the person  
but still I love to see everything that is new ... I've seen and  
ridden and photographed 56 of the 59 operating light rail, heritage  
and subway lines in the U. S. and Canada and I plan to add San Juan  
Puerto, Rico to the list in ten days.  I've also seen most of the new  
properties in France, England, Germany.   And I want to vacation in  
India in 2008.   I've been to Cleveland a few times starting in 1959  
so I understand the geography and if I didn't I should at least learn  
something about it.   And once in a while someone brings up the  
Pirates or the Steelers ... doesn't interest me at all but I can tell  
from the responses that you guys are about as enthused as you would  
be if someone found a fully restored here-to-fore undiscovered  
Pittsburgh 3800 in a someone's backyard.

So the list started as a Pittsbugh list and it evolved to a group of  
friends who have a common interest in the area within three hours of  
Pittsburgh, give or take.   I've actually met many of you.   And I  
like the gang.  Does that make sense.   And if we get off track now  
and then, so what.  We can all learn something from each other.   And  
it doesn't take long to scan a message, see if it is of interest, and  
press the delete key if it isn't.    It doesn't have to follow Yahoo  
rules does it Derrick?

On Jan 13, 2007, at 5:40 AM, Jim Holland wrote:

> Herb Brannon wrote:
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>> This is the main reason I moved back to my hometown.................
>> Cleveland is everything a 'Steel City' should be. Something happened
>> sometime after 1985 that changed Pittsburgh far too much. I concur
>> with the comments of the writer.
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> Maybe we should expand the list coverage to include Cleveland  --   
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> it a Division of WP  --  West of Pennsylvania??!! :-) ;-)
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> Do you plan to transfer to Shaker when you have enough snority?
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> Impressions of Shaker Operation??
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