[PRCo] Re: Newsletter - 87 Ardmore & Other East End Routes

[Edward H. Lybarger]

And the photo caption on page 6 is pure snake oil, too.  The occasion was a
PERC fantrip with the "last" low floor car, prior to its conversion to paint
car M134.  And Route 63 Trafford Express had been discontinued decades
previously...Fred would have the date at hand: I don't.

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Subject: [PRCo] Re: Newsletter - 87 Ardmore & Other East End Routes

Thanks Matt only that parting shot of 4145 isn't at Arden.   That was  
the car that was restored by the Magee Museum at Bloomsburg PA.   The  
museum right-of-way was washed out by Hurricane Agnes in 1972 and  
Harry Magee suffered a fatal heart attack shortly afterward.    
Magee's kids had no interest in his museum.   I have no idea what  
became of the carpet manufacturing company he owned.   His car shop  
foreman (and my brain is lapsing) died a few years ago.   So did the  
photographer of many of those pictures.  The car migrated to the group in
the trailer park in Cleveland's western suburbs.

You brought back memories.   I remember standing on the station  
platform in Wilmerding waiting for a Pennsy local to go back downtown  
Pittsburgh in 1956.   Rainy day.

On Nov 20, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Barry, Matthew R wrote:

> Here is an adobe pdf link I found online which shows pictures of a 
> last day fan trip on the 87 Ardmore route, and goes into detail about 
> that route and other east end lines.
>
> http://www.rmrrc.net/Newsletter/back_issues/March,%
> 202003_newsletter_print_res.pdf
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> Matt
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