[PRCo] Re: G scale PCC in Pittsburgh Railways colors

[Schneider Fred]

Did OERM have the kids arrested?   Seems to me that the kids should  
be given sentences sanding down the seat backs and spraying a primer  
coat and and two finish coats of paint on them.

On Jul 5, 2009, at 10:58 AM, Ken and Tracie wrote:

> This reminds me..........the last time I was at OERM, they were using
> LARY/LATL PCC 3100 on the demonstration loop.
>
> I was totally disgusted to find modern gang "tagging" scratched  
> into the
> seatbacks. A member told me some of the human garbage which  
> occupied the
> then recently constructed apartment complex nearby (thanks, greedy,  
> corrupt
> Perris officials) sent their kids to the museum to "ride the  
> trains" rather
> than actually engage in parenting.
>
> As far as these kids were concerned, a transit vehicle was a "rolling
> canvas", whether it was in active service or at a museum.
>
> To get back on topic, I wonder what horror stories the PRM people  
> can share
> about returned cars after they were loaned to PAT? Or what sort of  
> "artistic
> expression" was performed on the former IT PCCs when they were  
> loaned to the
> SHRT in "West Pittsburgh"?
>
> K.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Robb" <bill937ca at yahoo.ca>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 7:18 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] G scale PCC in Pittsburgh Railways colors
>
>
>> If you like your model streetcars big this is for you. A G scale
>> air-electric PCC that will be available in Pittsburgh Railway  
>> colors (and
>> 8 other choices) I believe the body is based on LARY 3001 which is
>> preserved at the Orange Empire Museum. More info on page 2 of the  
>> Aristo
>> Craft Insider. This car should be out later in the year.
>
>