[PRCo] Re: the early years of PERC

[Edward H. Lybarger]

The "Communists" running the government were telling them they couldn't be a
club.  I wasn't suggesting they were LEGITIMATE concerns! 

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Phillip
Clark Campbell
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 4:03 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: the early years of PERC

Mr.Lybarger!


Could you please clarify; what were the concerns?


Phil




----- Original Message ----
> From: Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Friday, May 9, 2008 12:55:00 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: the early years of PERC
> 
> That is correct.  And how a couple of the early members howled about it! 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of 
> Phillip Clark Campbell
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 3:33 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: the early years of PERC
> 
> Hi Mr.Bruhn!
> 
> 
> The operative word here is  'club'  --  Pittsburgh Electric Railway Club.
> Just guessing here but  'assume'  a  'club'  cannot have tax exempt 
> status thus the change to PRMA.
> 
> 
> Phil
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: "Fredbruhn at aol.com" 
> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 4:54:13 PM
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: the early years of PERC
> > 
> > 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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