[PRCo] Re: "West Pittsburgh" Preservation Photos

[Ken and Tracie]

Hi Dwight. None. All went to Mexico City during 1964.

K.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dwight Long" <dwightlong at verizon.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 7:21 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: "West Pittsburgh" Preservation Photos


> Ken
> Is any of the preserved Milw TC stock of former Indianapolis ownership?
>
> Dwight
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Ken and Tracie
>  To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>  Sent: Sunday, 13 March, 2011 13:53
>  Subject: [PRCo] Re: "West Pittsburgh" Preservation Photos
>
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>  A number of us raised money to rescue Milwaukee's last revenue electric
>  transit vehicle (Pullman-Standard trackless trolley 350.) The coach had 
> been
>  kicked around to several organizations which did not really care about it
>  since 1965. We raised over $4,000 to save it and IRM voted to preserve 
> it,
>  though some members complained that it would serve the museum better as a
>  parts source.
>
>  It is a 1948 Model 45 CX. It is the ONLY "preserved" Model 45 CX .
>
>  They have an early Milwaukee Twin Coach and a later model Milwaukee
>  Marmon-Herrington which are safe (for now.) The excuse we hear is that 
> they
>  need to stricken the 45 CX from the roster and dismantle it because they
>  already have two other "1948" Pullman-Standards, one, a 1949 from 
> Cleveland,
>  the other, a 1947 from Dayton. The latter two, however, are both the 
> rather
>  common Model 44CX.
>
>  They have two identical Dayton 1977 Model E-800 Flyers , two identical 
> 1937
>  Chicago Model T40S Brills and two identical 1951 Chicago Model TC49
>  Marmon-Herringtons.
>
>  If they do not wish to save the Milwaukee 45 CX, that is their choice. 
> But
>  so much Milwaukee transit equipment, both rail and rubber-tired, has been
>  lost since the 1950s. And a number of us have either worked on that
>  equipment and/or contributed money to preserve and restore it. I am a bit
>  disillusioned by IRM's decision, though I can see objective reasoning for
>  scrapping the coach.
>
>  Overall, however, I must say, "preserved" Milwaukee area transit 
> equipment
>  has faired better in Illinois than in Wisconsin.
>
>  K.
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: "Phillip Clark Campbell" <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>
>  To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>  Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 9:15 AM
>  Subject: [PRCo] Re: "West Pittsburgh" Preservation Photos
>
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>  > Thank you, Mr.Josephson, very nice photos,
>  > even the 'Byrd.'  At least he is smiling isn't he.
>  > That might not have good implications.
>  > Are you implying that the coaches at IRM are
>  > being cut up for parts?  Do they have other
>  > Milwaukee coaches?
>  >
>  >
>  > Phil
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>  > From: Ken and Tracie <ktjosephson at embarqmail.com>
>  > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>  > Sent: Sun, March 13, 2011 10:41:13 AM
>  > Subject: [PRCo] "West Pittsburgh" Preservation Photos
>  >
>  > I believe these were taken by IRM member Randy Hicks.
>  > Beautiful job. Please forgive my cynicism, but it's fortunate this
>  > particular Pullman-Standard isn't a Milwaukee trackless trolley, or it
>  > would
>  > be cut up for parts.
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