[PRCo] Re: John Baxter

[John Swindler]

I too have artifacts from John Baxter pertaining to both PRC and PAT that need to end up in the PTM archives.  I need to do an inventory for Ed to determine what would be useful.
 
Generally unknown Friday is that two wrapped packages went into Ed's truck.  They originally came from John and had been "stored" in the Washington area for some 40 years.  Some things just take awhile to end up at the PTM archives.  (:>)
 
And 4398 has a Washington city roll sign at one end.  That also came out of John Baxter's basement many years ago by way of McMurray.
 
As I told Chick Siebert a couple times, it is a team effort.  His generation saved the 'stuff'; my generation needs to preserve it for the future.
 
John S.
 
> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 06:54:56 -0700> From: hrbran at sbcglobal.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: John Baxter> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > I remember John from my days at PATransit. He was working in the Early Action Program offices when I was on an assignment in the Service, Rates & Planning Dept. He gave me several 'artifacts' from the old Pittsburgh Railways Company and was one of my sources for PRCo history. I will be reflecting on those days today.> John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com> wrote: It is difficult to realize that he worked for transit in Pittsburgh for about 35 years, then spent another 33 years retired in south central Ohio. As Ed mentioned yesterday, most PTM active members have been with the museum for less then 20 years, and never knew John. > > I have been blessed to have known a lot of good people during life's journey, none more so then John and his wife Gertrude.> > John > > > > > From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] John Baxter> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 23:38:31 -0400> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > For those who are unaware ... one more of the original members of the > Pittsburgh Electric Railway Club and the Arden Electric Railway / > Pennsylvania Trolley Museum passed away on Saturday. John Baxter > was in ill health and had fallen age 98 > > Herb Brannon> > Greetings From America's North Coast> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
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