guilfordrailfan wrote:In regards to the "real" Pan Am, I realize many folks are reluctant to accept the legitimacy of Pan Am's transition from "the world's most experienced airline" to a New England regional railroad. Nevertheless, all those dark blue locomotives running around New England with Pan Am logos are very real.
True, although if we're to go there it's valid to keep in mind that Pan Am Railways (and I wouldn't be averse to seeing them put "Pan American
World Railways" on the equipment, just for fun) merely bought the trademarks, etc. from the estate of the original airline, and are in no way a genuine corporate successor to Juan Trippe's global empire.
Actually, I might take that back, if it was the case that the ill-fated Pan Am airline that operated out of Portsmouth actually was running under the original Pan Am's certificate. I somehow doubt that was the case, though.
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