[PRCo] Re: Amtrak

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Actually, I made the mistake of assuming that Mark and Mike went on the 1:30
TDB trip, since I didn't hear from them.  I was around until nearly 2.  Wish
I had checked further.

While I have been known to set off the sub-optimal security system supplied
by the lowest-cost bidder, I do go in and out of the building as needed!  I
have a phone number to call when this happens.

Next trip, Mark!

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Mark
McGuire
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 10:16 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Amtrak

 Had I known you were going to show up for sure, Derrick, I may have been
able to coax my brother into staying and maybe Ed could have gotten all of
us in to the Blimp Hangar. But as he told me, he and alarms don't do well
together. At least the Blimp Hangar's alarm. 
  Oh, I believe that same person got the lump of coal on our car also. ;>)


---------- Original Message ----------
From: Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com>
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Amtrak
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:08:45 -0500

On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Mark McGuire <macmarka at netzero.net> wrote:
>  My train from Jacksonville, FL was supposed to arrive at 30th St. Station
in Philly at 10:00AM(Left Jax at 5:33PM).  I do not know what the holdup
was, > but I know we were moving very slowly for a long stretch. Arrived in
Philly at 11:15AM. I called Bob about 9:30 AM when I realized that not only
were we > not making up the hour that we were behind, but we were actually
losing more time. The ride from 30th St. to Greensburg was right on time and
a much > nicer ride.

I heard it was rather full until Altoona.

>  Needless to say, I will probably not be riding Amtrak on any long
distance runs in the future unless I have a sleeper car.

After my San Antonio trip I did the same (usually)

>Just couldn't sleep for more than half an hour at a time in those coach 
>chairs.  It was an experience that I had the time to take and that I had
been  wanting to take. Now I know.

>  I coaxed my oldest brother, the Westinghouse engineer, into the trip to
PTM. I knew it was opening day of the Santa Trolley, but I really had no
clue as >what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised at the number of
visitors on such a lousy day weather-wise. Singing Christmas carols and
seeing Santa are >not my cup of tea, nor my brother's. I wish, however, that
I had taken a photo of the little boy in front of us as his smile after
Santa talked to him and gave >him a candy cane was priceless. I must applaud
the volunteers that make this happen and if anything, I was able to finally
see a special event in person.

Santa asked Gwen and I if we were good and kept our rooms clean. In unison,
without prior conspiracy, we answered "No.". In spite of a second naughty
answer we got a candy cane. The New York Rangers fans didn't even get the
lump of coal, tho someone on my car did.

>  Ed and Fred-
>
>   It was good to see the both of you, although a very brief visit. I wish
I would have had more time to chat with you, Fred. I left it up to my
brother whether or not he wished to see the Troley Display Building, and he
declined. The weather wasn't the greatest and once again my zipper failed me
on my good leather jacket. It seems that every time I come up there, a
zipper fails in one of my jackets.
>  I don't have a link, but if anyone saw the article in Saturday's Tribune
Review about the Toledo, it was pretty good. I remember seeing Scott Becker
in the building before we entered. I was in the back marveling the work on
4398 and wondered why people were allowed on the Toledo when work was being
done on it. The article will explain why in fact they shouldn't have been. I
respected the workers and did not venture a peek inside. I wished I had, but
there were people all over the place and just took a photo of the outside of
the car.

I  saw the article, and while I like you probably would not have entered I
was a little bummed as I think we arrived at the museum at 1:15. Every time
I've brought Gwen we just missed the blimp hangar tour. Doh!

Sorry we missed you!

>  At any rate, I hope to get back up there when I have more time to myself.
Although this is our hobby and it both fills us with joy and intrigue to
talk about it, alas, there are people out there that just don't have the
same interest, my brother being one of them. I did get a kick out of his
eyes lighting up when he saw 1711, however. This is the type of car he
remembered , having lived in Castle Shannon for a good portion of his youth.
>  So to quote a famous actor who now governs the state of California, "I'll
be back" PTM.

Derrick




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Derrick

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