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Re: (erielack) Tower ID Sign Specifications? & STATION INFO
When I worked 4 TRI-RAIL, there was a great station in the city of West Palm
Beach - it was the former Seaboard Air Line RR station, built in the
1920s.......spanish mission style. Amtrak had the use of most of it and as
usual wa hard put to keep up such a building. when tri-rail used the
grounds, amtrak took a dog-in-the-manger attitude and tri-rail had a small
ticket kiosk outside. for a while, there was nowhere for the crews or
passengers to get a snack or drink & finally a local entreprenuer set up a
really nice lunch wagon in the parking lot. After a few months, they ran him
off and rumors began to fly that the main waiting room would be converted
into a nice restaurant. Amtrak moved to the south nd of the station where
tri-rail by now had a small tkt booth. as the years went by, nothing was
done and the huge main waiting room gathered dust & cobwebs as the city & a
local man squabbled over the carcass. When I left 8 years ago, it was still
MT. I hope by now it's resolved, but like the cutoff wrangling, I don't hold
my breath.
Regards,
Walter E. Smith
>From: KSmollin_@_aol.com
>Reply-To: KSmollin_@_aol.com
>To: Dlw1el2_@_aol.com
>CC: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
>Subject: Re: (erielack) Tower ID Sign Specifications? & STATION INFO
>Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:27:02 EDT
>
>In a message dated 8/10/2005 4:10:23 PM Central Daylight Time,
>Dlw1el2_@_aol.com writes:
>
> NJT is willing to lease it out to a historical group. I looked into it
>well over a year ago, however it seems some in Waldwick(politicians) also
>want
>"in" on the restoration efforts.
>While its good to have support from the township..look how slowly things
>happen. As a member of the Maywood Station Histocial Committee, we learned
>to
>become a separate entity not controlled by the town. We completed the
>project in
>less than 2 years without using a single dime from taxpayers..we're now
>restoring a caboose. I would suggest that the tower committee go this route
>with the
>station as NJT does want the building saved/restored.
> I would think the town would really push the station project forward
>as
>they highlight it in many photos and even on the cover of their "Images of
>America-Walwick" book.
>just my 2 cents
>KS
>Curt
>I know this is slightly off topic form the tower, but as I go by Waldwick
>Station year after year, I wonder who actually owns it, and why NOTHING
>has
>been done to it. Is it still owned by NJT? As a unique little station it
>is
>literally rotting in place. It doesn't seem to have had a drop of paint in
>40 +
>years, there now are holes in the roof, and all the for sod is
>deteriorating
>big time. ETC, ETC ETC.
>
>Could you enlighten?
>
>Thanks
>Bob Bahrs
>
>
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