[PRCo] Re: PCCs and PAT

[Fred Schneider]

Jerry:

I spent too many years watching that industry.   I edited  
Headlights.   I talked to and made friends with John Swindler, Russ  
Jackson, Phil Craig, George Krambles, George Arnoux, Bill Janssen,  
Leo Ross and many others who worked in the industry from top  
management down to conductors, engineman, motormen and janitors.    
One of my two closest friends worked for Pullman and Bombardier for  
40 years engineering railway rolling stock.   I worked for government  
myself, but in a different branch having nothing to do with  
transportation yet the interaction between politicians and dollars  
and people are the same.   It isn't hard to become cynical ... as  
John said, way toooooo cynical at times.    Just excuse it and, as my  
charming and beloved mother in law used to say, "consider the source."

And if I confuse you or anyone else, the only dumb question is the  
unasked question.  Fear not, ask it.

fws3


On Jan 17, 2007, at 11:54 AM, <mtoytrain at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> John and Fred
>
> See I am getting old and senile - don't even know who I am talking  
> to, but I enjoy all the posts,
> some of us are kind of "dumb" and just don't know all the "fine"  
> details that many of you know or are
> experts at,   All I know that built in love for Street Cars and  
> Trolleys has been in this ole coot for
> 60 plus years and enjoy every bit of it.
>
> Jerry M
>>
>> From: "John Swindler" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
>> Date: 2007/01/17 Wed AM 11:50:29 EST
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCCs and PAT
>>
>>
>>
>> Some of us are way toooooo cynical.  For which we should apologize  
>> every so
>> often.
>>
>>
>>> From: <mtoytrain at bellsouth.net>
>>> Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCCs and PAT
>>> Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:42:58 -0500
>>>
>>> Fred
>>> I should have known that - Dah I guess getting to be 65 is taking  
>>> its
>>> course on me, and thanks again
>>> I always enjoy your follow ups to some of my "sounds dumb" questions
>>>
>>> Jerry
>>>>
>>>> From: "John Swindler" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
>>>> Date: 2007/01/17 Wed AM 11:40:37 EST
>>>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCCs and PAT
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rust.  The paint will not protect the metal from the elements  
>>>> forever.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> From: <mtoytrain at bellsouth.net>
>>>>> Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>>>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>>>>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCCs  and PAT
>>>>> Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:08:15 -0500
>>>>>
>>>>> Fred
>>>>>
>>>>> Not being to swift in my later years, what does your statement  
>>>>> below
>>> mean?
>>>>>
>>>>> Jerry M
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>
>>>>>> Date: 2007/01/16 Tue PM 06:05:56 EST
>>>>>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>>>>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCCs  and PAT
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a stuffed and mounted one at the car house for the  
>>>>>> public
>>> to
>>>>>> look at.   Given enough time it will probably make a brown  
>>>>>> spot on
>>>>>> the earth.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jan 16, 2007, at 5:33 PM, <mtoytrain at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is it true that the PAT did not maintain or keep a "Single" PCC?
>>>>>>> Sad end to what was one of the
>>>>>>> largest PCC operations in the country,  great to be a member of
>>> PTM
>>>>>>> where a few are maintained, especially 1711 as that one will  
>>>>>>> come
>>>>>>> in handy one day for Mark M and I!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jerry M
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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