[PRCo] Re: 1976

[John Swindler]

As Ed once commented, it fluctuates, but long term trend is up.  If oil drops to around $100 per barrel, I would not be surprised to see states raise gas taxes. They are hurting from increased supplier costs for repair material.  
 
Saw diesel at $4.79 per gallon at Hess on way to work this morning.  This is hurting the transit industry with its reliance on diesel buses.  One large agency in northeast PA was looking at increase from $2.50 last year to $4.50 starting July 1st.  
 
These are interesting times.  Public transit is becoming more attractive to people's wallets, which could help rail transit proposals.  Travel industry is hurting, for those who like to travel.  
 
John
 
 
 
> From: trams2 at comcast.net> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1976> Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:30:42 -0400> > I bought gas yesterday morning in Camp Hill for $3.75.9. It's a dime more> here and still 20 cents more a few miles away. But it is moving down. > > -----Original Message-----> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of John> Swindler> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 8:22 AM> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1976> > Hi Fred> > Of course it is a 1917 car, just like many restored historic airplanes,> automobiles, and steam locomotives, etc.> > Guess you didn't read David Morgan's comments about encountering the 4-4-0s> up in Canada. It expresses my sentiments. > > Changing to public transit, did you see my pix on the front page of the> Patriot News? And no, it wasn't about a bonus. (:>) I'm the guy in blue> shirt on right side of the Hershey bus. The article was about increased CAT> ridership. I'm anxious to see some ridership numbers on the effect of $4> gas, particularly in LA where it is possible to compare light rail and> busways. > > John> > > From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1976> Date: Sun, 27 Jul> 2008 22:18:39 -0400> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > Yes, there are> two small pieces of the frame left. The roof > carlines are original. The> letterboard is original. It must be a > 1917 St. Louis car.> > Even though> the roof covering, the windows, the doors, the posts, > the side steel> sheets, the floor, the underfloor frame are all new.> > > > > On Jul 27,> 2008, at 9:00 PM, John Swindler wrote:> > >> > Hi Denis> >> > My preference> is a generous interpretation that would still call > > 4398 a St. Louis Car> Company product of 1917.> >> > I've seen subway cars with two builders> plates - the original one > > and a second put on by the rebuilder. But 4398> is a historic item.> >> > If you have the book "The Mohawk That Refused to> Abdicate", David > > Morgan puts it very nicely when they came upon an> engine shed with > > 4-4-0 locomotives dating to the 19th century. To> paraphase, 'Might > > not b!> e much left from the builder, but it's still the real McCoy'.> >> > John>> >> >> From: dfc1 at windstream.net> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > >>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1976> Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:34:34 -0400> > > >> In> the same vein, is 4398 at PTM a 1917 product of St Louis Car > >> Company or> > PTM 2008?> > > Dennis F. Cramer> Trombone> > > >> >> _________________________________________________________________> > With> Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you.> >> http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html? > >> ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_mobile_072008> >> >> _________________________________________________________________> Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger.> http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL> _Refresh_messenger_video_072008> > > > 
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