(erielack) DL&W/EL/Erie Diner Project, etc.

[Jjbchian_@_cs.com]

To all listers:

My wife and I just returned from an enjoyable visit to NJ. The weather was 
great! We both attended the ELHS spring meet. So nice to really talk to many 
of you in person.

While there, Mike Steinberg, Tim Stuy, Paul Tupaczewski, and myself attended 
the first Board Meeting for the Diner Project on Monday, April 23.  Progress, 
options, fund raising, and other subjects were discussed. I can say that I 
was pleased so far with our progress. We elected officers, and also discussed 
our level of support among the different railfan organizations. 

Our mission is to acquire a Diner once owned and operated by the Erie 
Lackawanna, restore it to service for operation in the Pennsylvania, New 
York, and New Jersey area. We are currently looking at, of course the Phoebe 
Snow Diner, and several others. We have not ruled out an Erie car that might 
also be available.

I hope that all list members keep in mind, that even though their has been no 
information on this project for several weeks, we have been diligently 
working on this, sometimes on a daily basis.

Many of you have pledged funds to support the acquisition of a Diner, and I 
hope that offer is still valid. To really make this happen, we will need as 
much support as possibly.

Paul Tupaczewski and I had a short meeting with the ELHS Board at the spring 
meet. We requested that the ELHS as an organization, support what we are 
trying to achieve. That is all we asked for. I am pleased to report that the 
Board did just that. I wish to thank Schuyler Larrabee, and the other ELHS 
Board members for taking the time to let us present what we are trying to 
accomplish. A special thanks and a smile from Phoebe Snow goes to Larry 
DeYoung. Thanks for your help Larry. 

Mike Steinberg and Tim Stuy have been diligently working to bring other 
organizations on board. I am pleased to report that we are having good 
success with that. Pete Hasler from URRHS is aware of what we are doing.

I am personally very excited about this. The prospect of again experiencing 
the pleasure of and EL Diner is very motivating. It is very possible, that an 
EL Diner could operate on the first train over the newly restored cut off, 
and sit in Hoboken station again. The car would also be available for service 
on the Delaware-Lackawanna in Scranton. Accompanying URRHS trips are also a 
possibility. 

We are trying to make it happen.

John Boehner
Erie Lackawanna Diner Project
ELHS #648


  

   
 

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