Ticket watermark on Shepherdstown station web pages

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From: Frank Scheer [mailto:f_scheer at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 5:41 PM
To: Johnna Armstrong
Subject: Watermark of ticket on Shepherdstown station
web pages

April 20, 2006

Hello, Johnna:

The last time we corresponded, it was regarding signal
monitoring.  I understand a monitoring point was set
up closer to Hagerstown that is supposed to also pick
up Shepherdstown radio transmissions.  You and Paul
are welcome to still view train movements using the
already-established Internet feeds.

What I want to ask today is whether I can get a .jpg
file of the "Shepherdstown to Shenandoah Junction"
card ticket that is used as a watermark on web pages. 
Also, is this the only ticket you all have seen?  I'd
like to get full-size or larger scans of others.  I've
recently bought a card ticket case for display at
Boyce and want to make up some tickets to go into it.

I'm also wondering if during the research about the
station's history, if you've seen anything that
mentions when the waiting rooms were desegregated.  So
far, I haven't found anything on this topic.

Thanks for your help, as always!  Have a nice Spring,

Frank


From: "Johnna" <johnna at biztechsource.com>
To: "'Frank Scheer'" <f_scheer at yahoo.com> 
Subject: RE: Watermark of ticket on Shepherdstown
station web pages 
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:03:58 -0400 
    
Hi Frank,

Nice to hear from you. I wish I could tell you I have
a copy of the ticket we used, but I don't. I scanned a
copy of the brochure we had for the dedication of the
Station a few years ago. That had a rough image of a
ticket on it and that's what I used to make the ticket
watermark image. 

I've been wanting to obtain a ticket (or ten) as well;
for a while, I was trawling E-Bay, but I haven't had
time in a while. What about the 
Norfolk & Western Historical Society? Maybe they have
something?

Sorry I can't be more help,
Johnna


April 25, 2006

Hello, Johnna:

The last time I checked with N&W HS members and the
Society's Archives, it doesn't seem that any other
examples of card or coupon ticket stock exist.  All
I've seen on eBay are the three-part seat checks used
on passenger trains which sellers are confusing with
"tickets."  Can you find the person who created the
dedication brochure and ask from where they borrowed
the "Shepherdstown to Shenandoah Junction" ticket?  It
must be locally-owned, assuming it still exists.

Thanks for your help and best wishes for a nice
Spring!

Frank
f_scheer at yahoo.com