Re: (erielack) ELDCPS - Lackawanna Diner 470/770

[paultup_@_optonline.net]

To add to Mike's thorough message, and since I've just been able to get access to the Internet while on business here in New Orleans, a few of my thoughts...

I am still in a state of utter astonishment and pride at the amazing generosity of the EL/DL&W/Erie community. The fact that we were able to raise the money in such a short period of time is a testament to all of you. It really feels like we're all part of one big family, and it's a great feeling.

I'm very much looking forward to the day when we all can meet in person on a recreated EL passenger train, riding along the DL&W or Erie in a beautifully restored passenger train, with authenic levels of service aboard. A few years ago, we would have been laughed at by others, but now, it's not only feasible, it will actually HAPPEN!

I'm happier than you can imagine at this. I certainly hope I can meet as many of you as I can at our Convention this October in Scranton!

Best regards,

Paul R. Tupaczewski
President, Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society
http://www.eldcps.org


- ----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Steinberg <u34ch_@_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Friday, March 11, 2005 4:06 pm
Subject: (erielack) ELDCPS - Lackawanna Diner 470/770

> ELDCPS Friends, Members, and EL Listers :
> 
> Simply put, the fans have spoken! Thanks to the overwhelming 
> support of the
> Erie Lackawanna fanbase, we are proud to announce that, in an 
> extremelyshort time period, we have raised the necessary funds to 
> purchase Diner 470,
> and the check is, as they say, in the mail! On behalf of the 
> directors of
> ELDCPS, we can't thank all of you enough for stepping up when it 
> was needed.
> We wouldn't of been able to purchase this car without your generous
> financial assistance, and for that, we are grateful!
> 
> Diner 470 is your car. The Erie Lackawanna will live on because of 
> you. 
> So, pat yourselves on the back for a job well done... but now, we 
> must keep
> moving forward! The amount of donations that we received over the past
> several days was amazing, but we have to ask that they keep coming 
> in. Now
> that we have raised the funds to secure the car, we must 
> immediately start
> raising the funds for the insurance and transportation of the car from
> Washington to Kansas City. There is still plenty more work to do, 
> both with
> 470 and Diner 741. VP/Ops John Boehner will be updating the list 
> shortly on
> our progress.
> 
> To our members, thank you all very much for your contributions. 
> You have
> made this all possible, and we hope to have your continued support 
> in the
> future. 
> 
> To all of our new members, welcome to ELDCPS! We hope to see all 
> of you at
> our convention in October. We are finalizing all of the details 
> right now,
> and some of them can already be found on our Convention Page at
> http://www.eldcps.org/convention.html. 
> 
> For non-members, now is a great time to become one! For only $20 a 
> year, or
> $200 lifetime, become a member of ELDCPS, support the restoration and
> preservation of the Erie Lackawanna passenger experience, and have the
> opportunity to attend what is lining up to be a very exciting 
> convention in
> October. Also, you will receive our update newsletter, The Diner 
> Digest; be
> eligible for special discounts on our reproduction items; as well 
> as access
> our Members-Only area of the website. Visit our Membership & 
> Donations page
> for more info at http://www.eldcps.org/donations.html 
> 
> We're over this hump, but there is still plenty more work to be done.
> Support ELDCPS and EXPERIENCE the Friendly Service Route once again...
> 
> Michael Steinberg
> Vice President/Communications, Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation
> Society, Inc.
> http://www.eldcps.org
> 
> 

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