RE: "AMC". Was (erielack) Feedwater heaters

["Schuyler Larrabee" <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net>]

 "AMC" is the Advisory Mechanical Committee, a group which was put together by the Van Sweringen
brothers when they owned the ERIE, NKP, C&O and PM, and which set pretty much uniform mechanical
standards for the four roads.

If you have not read "Invisible Giants" by Herbert H Harwood, you most definitely should.  It's a
fascinating book, covering both their careers as real estate developers in Cleveland, and their
building a railroad empire which went far, far beyond those four roads.  They wanted to do in the
late 20's what is coming to pass now, with major mergers into large regional roads.

And BTW, the Van Sweringen era, and the AMC, will be major topics at the joint meeting happening
this fall in Cleveland, organized by the Northern Ohio Association of Railroad Societies (NOARS).
ELHS, NKP, ELDCPS, C&O and I believe some representation of the PM group will all be happening on
the last weekend of September.  Registration information is available at www.erielackhs.org.  Click
"ELHS News" and scroll down to the links at the bottom of the page.

SGL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org 
> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org] On Behalf Of Philip Martin
> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 8:45 PM
> To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> Subject: RE: (erielack) Feedwater heaters
> 
> The expert information we've been getting on feedwater 
> heaters, from Rich Young and others on the list, is 
> overwhelming.  I never expected anything like it.  A couple 
> of questions for Rich Young:  I'm a laymnan when it comes to 
> the Erie, (or any railroad,) therefore, out of curiosity, 
> what was the AMC?  And, a little more personal, how come 
> you're up to your armpits in a Worthington SA 4 1/2 hot water 
> pump?  Is it going in a steam engine, or something more prosaic?
> Philip Martin 
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