Hey Ed, The csx system now has the Central so it might get better. Thanks bert
To: [email protected]: [email protected]: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:50:32 +0000Subject: {S-Scale List} [S-Trains] Re: Destruction of the NYC Hudson > Hey Gary (and possibly those other great NYC fans like E.L.)> How come the > NYC museum is in Elkhart, IN????? Undoubtedly the NYC had > tracks in > Indiana, but why not a NY museum?> Rance Velapoldi (Tranby, Norway)Hi > Rance......In years past, the mighty NYC was truly mightier than the > thought-it-was-mighty PRR. But, in today's world, PRR enthusiasts have done a > much better job of creating a historical society with genuine services to > it's membership. The NYC historical society is, unfortunately, little more > than a bad joke. Was much better in years past, but today you cannot even > obtain drawings and the like. Notices of their annual convention arrive here > in California AFTER the event is over. Some officers are surly. And the tales > go on......Likewise with museums. The PRR museums (yes, plural) have a lot of > really neat stuff to see and touch. The NYC museum could not even provide me > a listing of NYC equipment that they have on display. At least that was the > case several years ago when I was planning a trip back East and inquired. > Maybe it is better today, but I tend to doubt it.In conclusion, if you judge > the residue of these two railroads by what exists today, the PRR would win by > a large margin. But, back in 1948, the mighty NYC took the awards. I'm glad > to be modeling 1948 or else Bill Lane would really get on my case.Cheers and > chuckles...Ed L. _________________________________________________________________ Windows LiveĀ: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_howitworks_012009 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
