[PRCo] Re: the early years of PERC

[Bob Rathke]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams2 at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 3:58 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: the early years of PERC


> It was 1960.  I wasn't around and didn't ever know the primary complainer.
> But Joe M. was certainly out of the picture!
>
> -----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 4:35 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: the early years of PERC
>
> Sounds very interesting, Mr.Lybarger - communists in the McCarthy era 
> govt!
>
>
> Phil
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Sent: Friday, May 9, 2008 1:15:35 PM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: the early years of PERC
>>
>> 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
>> > 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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