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Re: F7A #376 at San Jose, July 1965

Author: Tom Moungovan

Date: 05-11-2010 - 07:22

SPMW Wrote:
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> The ranks of volunteers at rr museums/groups are
> on average getting older. Who will take their
> place? I foresee a stronger association and
> collaboration between our museums in the future. I
> don't want to say 'merger', but it would serve the
> purpose of preservation and the survival of
> equipment,assets and even the existentence of
> museums on the fringe of disbanding/dissolving.
> With that said, I suggest the CTRC of San Jose
> further utilize the friendships that exist between
> themselves and the PLA to, among other things,
> restore the 2479, build the Lenzen Roundhouse at
> Niles, while still having a scaled down
> interpretive museum in Santa Clara County.
> Now is the time to get together and ensure a place
> for historic railroading in the future.

I realize that a subject like this can bring on some really heated arguments, but I'll
take the chance & say kudos to your idea. More of this kind of thinking among various
organizations could help them all.

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F7A #376 at San Jose, July 1965	Drew Jacksich	05-09-2010 - 16:30
Re: F7A #376 at San Jose, July 1965	Richard Elgenson	05-09-2010 - 17:29
Re: F7A #376 at San Jose, July 1965	Orin	05-09-2010 - 18:11
Re: F7A #376 at San Jose, July 1965	Drew Jacksich	05-09-2010 - 18:38
Re: F7A #376 at San Jose, July 1965	SPMW	05-10-2010 - 22:06
Re: F7A #376 and field boxes?	Steven D. Johnson	05-10-2010 - 23:44
Re: F7A #376 at San Jose, July 1965	Tom Moungovan	05-11-2010 - 07:22
Re: F7A #376 at San Jose, July 1965	Drew Jacksich	05-11-2010 - 07:07
Re: F7A #376 at San Jose, July 1965	njt	05-11-2010 - 11:14

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Tom Moungovan Wrote:
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> SPMW Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > The ranks of volunteers at rr museums/groups
> are
> > on average getting older. Who will take their
> > place? I foresee a stronger association and
> > collaboration between our museums in the future.
> I
> > don't want to say 'merger', but it would serve
> the
> > purpose of preservation and the survival of
> > equipment,assets and even the existentence of
> > museums on the fringe of disbanding/dissolving.
> > With that said, I suggest the CTRC of San Jose
> > further utilize the friendships that exist
> between
> > themselves and the PLA to, among other things,
> > restore the 2479, build the Lenzen Roundhouse
> at
> > Niles, while still having a scaled down
> > interpretive museum in Santa Clara County.
> > Now is the time to get together and ensure a
> place
> > for historic railroading in the future.
> 
> 
>   I realize that a subject like this can bring on
> some really heated arguments, but I'll
>   take the chance & say kudos to your idea.  More
> of this kind of thinking among various
>   organizations could help them all.

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