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Posted by jan k. lorenzen on Mon Sep 10 17:16:41 2012, in response to JOE SAITTA has passed on, posted by JOE @ NYCMTS - NYCTMG on Mon Sep 10 00:46:29 2012. When I read this on my Droid as I was arriving at my office this morning, I was greatly saddened. Joe was a good guy to know and share traction info with. Once we got to talking on a fantrip, we hit it off pretty well, and he would always remember the items I'd be on the look out for and showing me new items that he thought would interest me. His collection of traction, trackless and bus photos from around the world was not to be beat, many of which he took himself. I have several of his publications and spoke to him online or in person at least every month or so. The last conversation we had was about some photos of the Electroliner at IRM and of some more photos he found of PTC 2647. I know he had worked closely with Vincent Seyfried who also sadly passed a few months ago. We also corresponded on O scale traction modelling a good number of times, especially since I made a model of QBBRy 602.I am honored to have known Joe Saitta, even only for a relatively short decade or so, I know others have known him for several more decades. Godspeed and rest in peace Joe, you will be missed by many people in this hobby. Condolences to your family, co-workers and friends. Just some of the cool things that Joe Saitta had done: * Operated Queensborough Bridge Railway 601 over the bridge on its last day of operation as a lad of 15 (I am sure supervised). * Rode on and photographed DC's Silver Sightseer before it entered service, also as a teen, with company dignitaries, only by the chance of being there when the car showed up in front of him while on a family visit to DC. * worked closely with historian Vincent Seyfried to complete and publish what turned out to be his last book. and there were many others. |
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