PTC's Tom Rebbie acquires 100% ownership of company

I had no idea Bill Dauphinee was still involved with PTC.

He was the co-owner of PTC until just a few days ago.

I expect that there will be another announcement in the industry related to this news item in the not too distant future. I don't know what, but I have some ideas...

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

AND WE EXPECT IMPROVMENT HOW? The Co's last twenty years are indications of nothing but living on a hundred year old design while ruining that experience in the process.

Chuck
*** This post was edited by Charles Nungester 3/29/2007 2:39:57 PM ***

How many PTC trains do you maintain to form that opinion?

I see no evidence they are any more dependable than they were 50 years ago. Thats not what my conclusion is based on.

Some of the detractions are safety oriented like putting diamond plate on stained running boards instead of some sand added urethane ruins a beautiful surface. Extra wide dividers. High backs and straight sideboards.

Some are PTC's doing, Some aftermarket. Sorry but when I ride on Skyliner, Thats a real PTC. Everything since has been REDUCED QUALITY as far as rider comfort and experience.

Chuck

I'd like to hear more of your complaints. It's more expensive to maintain the sandy surface in the long run. Maybe parks don't want that.

And you can't even tell me that the single buzz bar with no seat divider thing of days past was ever a good idea. People are idiots, and that's easy to get out of.

I find even new PTC's like those on The Voyage, to be comfortable and top notch.

Voyage I probably wouldn't want to ride dividerless. Yeah, Its too much work to maintain a nice thing and I find ratchets far easier to defeat than buzz bars. Hell they pop open on their own sometimes.