prrhorseshoecurve posted:CJ Meyers posted:I'm about half way through reading "The Trains of Our Memory" by Peter Osborne, about the RRMoPA Muesum, its history and its long term plans. The book made it sound that the plans were to build the roundhouse, start making use of the property bought along Bishop road, and maybe even extend the main hall further. No evidence of that, run down and broken exhibits and a general lack of progress has the museum lacking a little of its luster in recent years, the #460 E6 notwithstanding.
And don't forget this museum did scrap the last PRR MP54 electric MU and maybe a Reading Blueliner?
The museum scrapped two identical cars that Septa donated. They were stripped cars and were only shells. I don’t even think they had pans on them at that point. If you are referring to the Reading Electric MU in the rolling stock hall, then you are wrong, it was not scrapped. That one is wonderfully restored (cosmetically) and is still in one piece.
