RE: (erielack) Lackawanna Diner 470/770 - Urgent appeal

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>]

In addition to John's message below, I just want to add my own personal appeal to all the DL&W and dining car fans on this list. We are standing on what is perhaps one of the most "choice" pieces of extant DL&W passenger equipment, and it would be a crying shame to let this slip through our fingers! Remember, this is the car that was the seed that sprouted the ELDCPS, and we feel that it is a perfect fit with the rest of our EL-related passenger equipment. Can you picture the 470 in a trainset with our NKP "City of Lima?"  I can! Years ago, I never would have imagined something like this to be possible. But today, it's within our reach, in large part due to the generosity of EL/Erie/DL&W enthusiasts like you.

Thanks for all your assistance in the past, and a big "thank you" to all who can help in any way in securing DL&W 470 for purchase, and eventually restoration, so that future generations can experience the glory that was the "classic Lackawanna."

Best regards,

Paul R. Tupaczewski
President, Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society


P.S. If you're not already a member, have you considered joining the ELDCPS? It's only a $20 for a year, and you'll receive regular updates (both via E-mail and through our publication, "The Diner Digest") - and that $20 goes directly into the restoration of our equipment!




> To all ELDCPS members, listers,
> 
> ELDCPS has a deadline of March 15 to make final payment and 
> complete our 
> purchase of former Phoebe Snow Diner 470/770 from American 
> Orient Express. 
> 
> We have successfully raised over half the purchase price so 
> far.  But since 
> the first of the year, donations towards the purchase price 
> have not been 
> coming in as we would have thought. 
> 
> ELDCPS needs your help. Please consider sending a donation as soon as 
> possible. No donation is too small!  We need to raise an 
> additional $5,000.00 to put 
> us over the top. 
> 
> When we committed to purchase former Erie Diner 741, dedicated Erie 
> enthusiasts assisted us in raising the purchase price in 
> record time. We need to have 
> just a little more support from our Lackawanna friends! Diner 
> 470/770 will be 
> restored as Lackawanna 470, and we want to make certain this 
> becomes a reality. 
> 
> 
> As all of you are aware, our mission and vision is to restore an Erie 
> Lackawanna through passenger train for all of us to 
> experience. We believe that we 
> have made excellent progress towards this goal in a short 
> period of time. We are 
> the only nonprofit in the country that is attempting to 
> restore a consist 
> from the 1960s, and we are all fortunate that this will be an 
> Erie Lackawanna 
> train. 
> 
> As a nonprofit we rely on donations and grants.  Lets make 
> sure that Diner 
> 470 is restored as a Lackawanna Phoebe Snow car. Would we 
> want anything less? 
> 
> To donate log onto: Click here: Erie Lackawanna Dining Car 
> Preservation 
> Society or send your donation to ELDCPS, PO Box 5821, 
> Parsippany, New Jersey 07054. 
> 
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> John Boehner, VP - Operations
> ELDCPS 
> 

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