[PRCo] Re: Johnstown 362

[Dwight Long]

Derrick

Agreed--if there is the will and the wherewithal to maintain it.  Trams, like steam locomotives, deteriorate a lot faster than your average monument to the local political or military hero.

Dwight
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Derrick Brashear 
  To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org 
  Sent: Thursday, 08 July, 2010 15:49
  Subject: [PRCo] Re: Johnstown 362


  On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Dwight Long <dwightlong at verizon.net> wrote:
  > Fred
  >
  > "the first step is to figure out what we want to do with it" How many tram preservation efforts have started with this question--and never received a viable answer?
  >
  > Let's hope this one is more successful--although on the other hand, maybe we should not hope that. There are probably half again as many tram museums in this country as we really need and can support.

  A static display (while having the issue that statuary always has) is
  at least helpful for remembering from whence you came.