[PRCo] Re: OT: WRM Menbers Day...

[Edward H. Lybarger]

On my visit to WRM with John Swindler a year ago, I was very concerned that
we didn't see anyone under about 50 years of age.  Their management and
rank-and-file are all in their 60s and 70s, and have been around since
shortly after the earth cooled.  Nice people all, and they do a good job,
but succession is a big issue (which they acknowledge).  All of us face this
to some extent; it's just more critical at some places than at others.

-----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 09, 2007 11:21 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: OT: WRM Menbers Day...


WESTERN HAS LONG BEEN ON MY LIST OF MUSEUMS WITH A SURVIVOR
INSTINCT.   They do a very nice job.

On Sep 9, 2007, at 6:35 AM, Jim Holland wrote:

>  WRM is Western Railway Museum near Rio Vista, CA, not far from San
> Francisco.     Thought you might enjoy these photos - or the Museum
> people
> will find some interest.     I met Kevin's Dad my first Sunday in
> SF 30+
> years ago - he is now retired but worked for Golden Gate - Kevin
> wasn't in
> Mike's planning stages yet~!~!~!
> .
> Muni had 5 PCC-Like vehicles which were called Magic Carpet Cars of
> which
> 1003 is one - several had Brill trucks so that might rule them out
> as PCCs.
>    The stipulation that a PCC is a PCC because royalties are paid
> is what
> gotthese cars in trouble  --  the royalties were included in the
> purchase
> price because the SF Charter disallowed royalty payments so for
> many years
> itwas thought that some of these cars were not PCC.     I am sure
> we shall
> hear more on this topic here~!~!~!
> .
> #178 is not too far removed from #1 which Muni owns, #1 being The
> First Muni
> Car which started New Muni Service in December of 1912 - yes, Muni
> will be
> 100-years old in 5-years but I should be gone from here~!~!~!
> .
> Cheeze__Whiz  --  that Crandic car looks as though it could be in
> Iowa~!~!~!
>     Didn't realize they had Wind Mills up there  --  wonder if that
> belongs
> to the Museum~?~?~?
> .
> The last photo is just the tip of Very Long Articulated Key System
> Bridge
> Unit which traveled across the Bay Bridge  (now being seismically
> retrofitted)  into the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco, now
> under intense
> planning to be rebuilt
> .
> -------- Original Message -------- Subject:  WRM Menbers Day...
> Date: Sun, 9
> Sep 2007 00:09:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Kevin Sheridan <bay1 at ....l.net>[1]
> Reply-To:
> To:
>
>
> I went to RVJ today for their annual members day. A few fellow list
> members
> where seen lurking around the property. A good time was had by all,
> and I
> have the pictures to prove it. Enjoy.....   Kevin Sheridan
>
> __,_._,___
> --
> Body
>
> Jim Holland
>
> Studying Pittsburgh Railways Company
>
> ....................From 1930 -- 1950
>
> Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (PTM)
>
> http://www.pa-trolley.org/[2]
>
> N.M.R.A.
>
> http://www.nmra.org/[3]
>
>
>
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>    2 http://www.pa-trolley.org/
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