[PRCo] Re: What to do around Philadelphia

Mon Nov 23 12:18:33 EST 2009

  Bob D. -  

   I accept your gracious offer. I will do my best to make it on to the Septa car. My train arrives at 10:00AM so if we're a little late, that may throw a wrench in to the plans. I will call you regardless when I arrive. Thanks a bunch!  I left a message on your answering machine duplicating this message.

 Fred III- 

   I talked to Ed yesterday and told him I'm going to do everything in my power to make it to PTM Friday. No guarantees, but will call Ed if/when I arrive. Looking forward to hopefully seeing you.

                         Mark
---------- Original Message ----------
From: "BobDietrich" <bob.dietrich1 at verizon.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Subject: [PRCo] What to do around Philadelphia
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:02:45 -0500

Mark:

I take it you are going to be in Philly tomorrow, 11/24.

If you want to run on a slightly tight schedule you should visit South Hills
Junction.  Amazingly it is up and running this week.  You'll have to hustle
up to the SEPTA section of 30th St and get a ticket for Exton.

Leave 30th at 10:19 arrive Exton 11:10.

I'll meet you there in my red Toyota mini-van for a 15 minute ride to SHJ

Leave SHJ at 12:30 for 35 minute ride to Paoli

Leave Paoli on Amtrak #43 at 1:12

If we are running too close on time in Paoli I can get you to Harrisburg by
2:30.

Bob 
610-458-0834

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of John
Swindler
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:19 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Thanksgiving Weekend Hobby Show

Not much time to do much of anything, Mark.  The area is somewhat safe to
walk around, but probably should not stray far from 30th St. station due to
time contraints.  Derrick's idea has merit because you can control your time
better.

Could take a ride on SEPTA.  Market St. subway and the w. Phil. light rail
lines are across street to west of the train station. Tokens are available
from station cashiers.  

Also, the SEPTA regional rail platforms are on upper level of 30th St.  And
they don't make train stations like 30th St. anymore.

Have a safe trip.

John  

> From: fwschneider at comcast.net
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Thanksgiving Weekend Hobby Show
> Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:54:27 -0500
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> 
> I suggested he ride the el and the P&W to Villanova, walk across 
> campus, then take the Paoli local to Paoli and then get his train to 
> Greensburg.
> 
> One should never overlook the art museum either ... a short taxi ride 
> from the train station.
> 
> http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/current.html
> 
> And then there are all those places that the Daughters of the 
> American Revolution would want you to see ... Independence Hall, the 
> First Bank, the Second Bank, Elfreth's Alley, some of the old 
> churches, Betsy Ross's house on Arch Street, and the Valley Forge 
> National Park but he needs to save all that for another day.
> 
> 
> 
> On Nov 21, 2009, at 12:10 AM, Derrick Brashear wrote:
> 
> > Mütter Museum of Medical Oddities isn't too far away, and is quite
> > unconventional
> >
> > Derrick
> >
> >
> > On Nov 21, 2009, at 4:46 AM, "Mark McGuire" <macmarka at netzero.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> ---------- Original Message ----------
> >> From: Schneider Fred <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> >> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Thanksgiving Weekend Hobby Show
> >> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:06:20 -0500
> >>
> >> Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Will I see yins Friday?
> >>
> >> I'm hoping you'll see me. I'll be in Greensburg Tuesday evening and
> >> am trying to keep Friday open for a visit to PTM. No guarantees
> >> though as I will have no wheels. On that front, I'll be stuck in
> >> Philly Tuesday morning between 10:00AM and 12:42 PM at the 30th
> >> street station. Yes, I'm riding Amtrak all the way from Jax. I have
> >> absolutely no clue what I can do to kill off 2.5 hours in a city
> >> that I'm no familiar with. Is the area safe to wonder?
> >>
> >> On Nov 18, 2009, at 11:00 PM, Derrick Brashear wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hm. I'll be in Robinson "black friday" morning. does Santa Trolley
> >>> run
> >>> on Friday, or just Saturday (busy) and Sunday (dunno)?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Schneider Fred
> >>> <fwschneider at comcast.net> wrote:
> >>>> For those who might be in the Philadelphia area on Thanksgiving
> >>>> weekend:
> >>>>
> >>>> East Penn Traction Club members will be setting up modules and
> >>>> running model trolleys in the Clothier Auditorium at Bryn Mawr
> >>>> Hospital from 10 to 5 on Saturday November 28 and from 11 to 4 on
> >>>> Sunday November 29. I would imagine that two of the members on
> >>>> this list and perhaps three: Bob Dietrich, Rich Allman and Ed
> >>>> Skuchas will be there.
> >>>>
> >>>> Sorry guys. For the last 15 years, Fred Schneider has operated
> >>>> Santa Trolley weekend at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum and this
> >>>> year will not be an exception. But if I can't be there I tried to
> >>>> publicize it if any of the group might be in that end of the state.
> >>>> Dennis ... you visiting relatives in the Philly area for turkey 
> >>>> this
> >>>> year?
> >>>>
> >>>> fws
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -- 
> >>> Derrick
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
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