RR Passes etc
Say Larry,
I've never done this before but it does sound interesting and a lot easier today with the desktop publishing programs available or intergrated into some
of the word processing programs.
I'll have to give it a try and make mine up. You said to email you but no address but I guess we could PM you too.
Say Josh,
You said:
I'm still looking at that. Just trying to find a cheaper car too use, after loosing that Genesis car, I'm not willing to use a $20 car again!
As for passes, I've developed one. Still need to work on a freight bill.
Anyone who wants one, I have hard copies, just PM me an left me know.
When you refer to loosing a car you are only refering to the fact the computer program won't recall it I'm assuming?
Btw I have Open Office myself and have tried to get the Data Base to work but must be doing something wrong although I'm not extremely familiar with using a DB but then again how complex can it be to use one and even try to put togethr a DB program like your talking about? Could I get your help?
If I can get the basics down I feel certain I could come up with something like you want as I have very high abstract reasoning. I also wanted to make up a car inventory rositer and delivery/ pick-up program for the various industries a person might have on their layout.
Drop me a note if you would.
My father and I used to do this in the late 70s/early 80s. (His RR was Canadian HAJO Bay RR in case anyone has one). I'm hoping to find his collection in the old train room. I'd be very interested in getting back in to this but actually coming up with a road name would probably be first, right?
On a related note, did anyone ever swap rolling stock? That was another cool thing we did back then - I've been able to get most of those cars for my layout (still some left there). A number of them actually still have a small note enclosed or attached with the name and number of the original owner. It would be COOL to think someone out there is running one of our cars on their layout today. This is something I'd love to get in to again.
BTW, one of the cars in the collection is a Gorre and Daphetid ore car! Was this a common thing you could buy or could it be a trade car as well?
Mark
Hi Mark,
I most always bought MDC cars and the Gore & Daphetid name was to commemorate the late John Allen of course and was something produced by MDC in somewhat limited quanties for a period of time but still available on ebay from time to time in various lots. I'm unsure if they are still making anymore of them or not? It seems that most of what I've seen comming out of MDC now is ready to run unfortunately as that was half the fun putting the engines and cars together.
Was the Ore car your talking about one of the short higher side cars or was it a drop bottom car or a regular low sided gondola?
Not sure if this is of any help or not??
My Father had a business two or three doors down from the Original MDC in Hawthorne, Ca. back in the '50's and I actually went there one time as a young boy and the RR tracks came very close and I was able to climb up into the cab of some Loco parked and steaming away there, I think they were taking pictures of it & or measurements of it?
Talk with you guys later,
