All of us here in Altoona are saddened to see the damage at the B&O. Such a fine facility should not have to endure an episode like this. Our thoughts and prayers are with the staff and many volunteers.

Respectfully,

Scott Cessna
Director
Railroaders Memorial Museum

director@railroadcity.com

> All of us here in Altoona are saddened to
> see the damage at the B&O. Such a fine
> facility should not have to endure an
> episode like this. Our thoughts and prayers
> are with the staff and many volunteers.

> Respectfully,

> Scott Cessna
> Director
> Railroaders Memorial Museum

There is not much more that can be said then the above. Please know that all of us at the Port Huron Museum share the thoughts and prayers of all those within the rail preservation community. We, too, suffered a great calamity in 1987, when a fire nearly destroyed our main facility. Please know that things can and do go on; sad as it is to say, its events like this that let all of us know just what a small community we all are a part of.

T.J. Gaffney
Curator of Collections
Port Huron Museum


Port Huron Museum
tjgaffney@phmuseum.org

As a long time volunteer there, I was in shock at the initial photos, and the later ones were only worse. In summation I was numb yesterday for two reasons. First the horror of the museum photos, and secondly because I spent most of the day helping my employer, Thrifty Car Rental, dig cars out of the chaos at BWI.

It's an indescribable loss to all of us in the preservation community. The museum has been making great strides in the last several years under the very capable leadership of Courtney Wilson and Ed Williams. I know that all of us are praying for the best outcome.

kevin.r.gillespie@verizon.net