Since my father was very active in Railways to Yesterday during
the first ten years of my life I spent a great deal of time around both
the streetcars of RTY and the Mikes of the EBT.  However, one of the more
vivid memories is actually of the "Pink Panther."  This small critter from
the Brookville Locomotive Works was so titled due to an earlier pink paint
scheme.  I remember it as always being painted a green and yellow though.
	This particular story starts with a desire to move the 4-car
Liberty Liner about 25 feet or so to clear another track.  The Liner was
yet to be operable so the Brookville was brought over to do the job.
After spotting and connecting the drawbar an attempt is made to move the
train.  The lightweight Brookville did nothing but spin.  They started
throwing buckets of spikes and tools on to weight her down.  Eventually,
every man in the area was hanging on in whatever manner possible carrying
whatever extra weight he could hold.  As the dozen or so men tried to hold
her down one man was throwing sand on the rail until finally they got it
to move the 25 feet.  It was pretty good entertainment, now I just wished
I had known how to work the movie camera at that age.

Andy Van Scyoc
May 10, 1997