[PRCo] Re: the early years of PERC

[Fredbruhn at aol.com]

I guess it is time I throw my two cents worth in.  I joined up  indirectly 
about 1958, and I may have even paid dues that early.  I only  remember Redman, 
Bowker, Scanlon, Bartley, and Rinney Galbreath as regular faces  at  the 
meetings at the Y on Wood Street.   Harry Bartley would  sit at a small desk just 
inside the room assigned to the meeting and have his  photos for sale.  1138 
was Dick Bowker's decision, his car, but I can't  tell you why he picked that 
car.  Did 1138 run on Ardmore as that is where  Dick lived, perhaps still does.  
Other youngsters who would show up  included John Baginsky and Rick Hannigan. 
 John was active at Arden but  didn't survive a back operation about 1960.  I 
think Galbreath bought  M1, which John Wilkins sometime later rear ended with 
the West Penn loco or  another car.  Rinney was a story in himself.  Lived in 
Taylorstown, Pa  and played the ladies within his own age group.  I heard he 
finally found  one with money and I never saw him  again.  As Ed said Brown 
owned  3756 and lived in Phila. by 1958 or so.  I wasn't aware that Scanlon was  
part of that ownership.  In 59 or 60 Rick, John and I went with Scanlon to  
visit 722 and do some roof  
patching wherever it was near Fairchance with 2 other cars.  They were  
sitting side by side at a small amusement part and we drove the alternate main  
line and could see the slag ballast like the rails were still  there.   My brain 
also reminds me that 832 was the last car  painted by West Penn, but don't 
take that to the bank unless Ed verifies  it.  
 
Fred Bruhn


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