Re: PC: Re: PC Mt. Kisco station sign

["Gary Farmer" <gary@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Alcoman,
That's interesting. Wood or metal? I'm assuming aluminum, because most of
the reflective signs are as such. Yet the SLOPE sign you mention is wood,
only 1 mile (?) away. Also, I know that most "middle" (sorry for the PRR
term, gang) division signs were plywood w/ PC green paint & white,
hand-painted letters.
-----Original Message-----
From: alcoman <alcoman -AT- net.bluemoon.net>
To: penn-central -AT- smellycat.com <penn-central@smellycat.com>
Date: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: PC: Re: PC Mt. Kisco station sign


>Gary
>
>It was definitely the PC style speed lettering and it was reflective green
>much like a street sign or interstate exit sign would have.
>
>
>On Wed, 17 Jun 1998, Gary Farmer wrote:
>
>> Alcoman:
>> Did the Altoona sign have speed lettering, or straight lettering with a
>> white border? Dark, reflective green or PC green? Just curious. Thanks!
>> Gary Farmer
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: alcoman <alcoman -AT- net.bluemoon.net>
>> To: penn-central -AT- smellycat.com <penn-central@smellycat.com>
>> Date: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 4:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: PC: Re: PC Mt. Kisco station sign
>>
>>
>> >I know what you are talking about
>> >
>> >I was at CP SLOPE in Altoona PA back in May.  On the interlocking
control
>> >shack there is a sign in the standeard CR Blue Back ground with white
>> >letters bolted to the side of the structure, but if you look close enuff
>> >under that is a wood sign with a Green background and a white border
>> >around it,  I can only imagine that that is the PC sign for SLOPE.  THe
>> >new building at the RR Memorial Museum was not open so we checked out
the
>> >"old" building.  Inside the display area was a PC-Style Lettered sign
with
>> >a green background that said ALTOONA on it so I figure that was the
>> >Altoona Station sign from PC days
>> >
>> >On Tue, 16 Jun 1998 Mester123 -AT- aol.com wrote:
>> >
>> >> I while back I had posted something about a PC station sign still
>> existing at
>> >> the former PC Mount Kisco, New York station.  It was a station sign
with
>> a PC
>> >> green background and white letters that were slanted like "PENN
CENTRAL"
>> was
>> >> on many PC things.
>> >>
>> >> Well, the station is scheduled to be restored soon, and the first step
>> before
>> >> restoration begins, is removing the lead paint from the building,
which
>> is
>> >> being done now.  The PC station sign and the ancient wooden station
sign
>> above
>> >> the agents bay window, have both been taken off the building while the
>> work is
>> >> being done.  So just to let PC fans who are in the vicinity of the old
>> >> "Metropolitan Region" of the Penn Central, the sign IS NOT on the
station
>> at
>> >> the present time.  I never got to get a photo of it, so I hope they're
>> going
>> >> to put the sign back when the restoration is done.
>> >>
>> >> If and when the PC sign is put back, I'll get a photo of the sign and
>> send it
>> >> to the PC web site so everyone will understand what I'm talking about!
>> >>
>> >> John W.
>> >>
>> >
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