From: Benjamin.Kubelsky@verizon.net   
      
   On 5/3/2015 6:09 PM, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > On Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 12:58:07 AM UTC-4, John Levine wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >> They must have gotten an awful lot of it when Amtrak switched   
   >> (unfortunately in my opinion) to plastic plates in their dining cars,   
   >> because it's now marked down to 99c per piece.   
   >   
   > Years ago, I heard the Penn Central held a sale of PRR and NYC dinnerware   
   and other items, and stuff was reasonably priced.  I think those items now   
   fetch a high price.  Heck, I think even modern-made repro items are pretty   
   expensive, like reproduction    
   20th Century Ltd dinnerware.   
   >   
      
      
   Hum. I heard that Southern Pacific sent it all to the dump, and a few   
   enterprising railfan employees that got wind of it retried some.   
      
   But, as far as it goes, I'd say that NYC dinnerware seems to fetch a   
   price on Ebay, though I'm not sure if it's the same as SP stuff.   
   Certainly special 20th Century Limited decorated pieces go for good prices.   
      
   Sad that Amtrak stopped using Correl. It is good quality, sturdy,   
   lightweight, attractive. It is inexpensive yet not cheap. I use it daily   
   at home. No, it isn't like the Prairie Mountain Wildflowers by Syracuse   
   China* that SP used. But it is a whole lot better than plastic.   
      
   That said, the one time I was on an Amtrak long distance train since   
   they went to plastic, which was something like 8 years ago, the   
   particular variety of plastic plates they were using WERE actually   
   decent. If you didn't know, it would appear to be almost like an economy   
   version of Correl. But I question how much money was saved with the   
   switch......the cost of a sleeper from Los Angeles to New York????   
      
   *I have a 5" butter plate in that pattern.....with a very small chip,   
   but we use it as a spoon rest by the range. Nice stuff indeed. Thick as   
   heavier classic china, but not real heave. And of course, my piece WAS   
   in stock at SP, whether it rode the Lark, Daylight, Sunset Limited or   
   just the San Francisco Overland, it has history.   
      
   Cheers,   
      
   DAve   
      
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