[PRCo] Re: (no subject)

[Richard Allman]

point well taken, Phil!!!!! RICH
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From: "Phillip Clark Campbell" <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 3:33 PM
Subject: (no subject)


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> * To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> * Subject: [PRCo] Re: Funeral cars
> * From: "Richard Allman" <allmanr at verizon.net>
> * Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:14:26 -0500
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>> maybe part of the mystery and Ed Torpey's license is
>> that he lived near Fernwood Cemetery in what I guess
>> is the Frankford or Oxford Circle section of the city.
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> Mr.Allman;
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> My apologies for such a tardy reply.
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> I 'suspected' this possibility;  thank you for the
> confirmation.  I know modelers do such to emphasize
> aspects of the operation that most interest them.  I
> am not against this.
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> It does underscore the reason that models alone should not
> be used as the source of prototype information doesn't it.
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> Phil
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> * To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> * Subject: [PRCo] Re: Funeral cars
> * From: Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>
> * Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 13:48:35 -0800 (PST)
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>>> Mr.Schneider;
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>>> While it is true that anything is possible there are at least 3 pieces 
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>>> evidence working against this isn't there:
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>>> 1--Mr.Cox very knowledgeable about Philadelphia isn't he.
>>> 2--Mr.Lybarger also knowledgeable;  his association with PTM
>>> ........as archivist underscores this interest and knowledge.
>>> ........That is the 'PA'-Museum isn't it which includes Philadelphia.
>>> 3--Modelers are known to take license with their models aren't they.
>>> ........Thus the model may or may 'not' be authentic to the prototype.
>>> ........What is used to support can also be used to deny.
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>>> It seems clear now that Philly had such a car but the
>>> name itself is in question.
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>>> Until concrete evidence is produced otherwise I shall accept
>>> that the Philadelphia Funeral Car was named  'Hillside.'
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>>> Phil
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>>> > From: Schneider Fred <fwschneider at comcast.net>
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>>> > Remember that Philadelphia was a much larger city than
>>> > it is now both in rank and sheer population.
>>> > Perhaps there were multiple cars?
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>>> >> On Mar 3, 2009, at 8:28 AM, Edward H. Lybarger wrote:
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>>> >> Fernwood?  That one's new to me.
>>> >> Our photos show a car named Hillside.
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>>> > >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> > >> From: "BobDietrich" <bob.dietrich1 at verizon.net>
>>> > >> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>>> > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:15 AM
>>> > >> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Funeral cars
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>>> > >> I'm surprised that no one mentioned the Philly Funeral car -
>>> > >> or did I miss it.  It was called Fernwood.  I only know
>>> > >> this because in 1973 Ed Torpey won an East Penn
>>> > >> contest with his model of the car.
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