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

[alcoman <alcoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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