Should Trains Magazine have another forum?

[Kozzie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

Just putting in my [2c], but I don't think we need another forum. We have
plenty right now. Some of them, I don't even get to, have never been on
them. Like I said, that's my [2c].

Hey Paula, [;)] I agree with you about not needing another forum.

I'm flat out keeping up with this one [:0] [;)] [:)] [:p]

Google is helpful , as well as other areas, but this Forum is good because it allows people to give their own personal experiences and knowledge. I sue use Google and other search engines regularly, but the Forum adds another personal dimension.


Junctionfan, you can't go wrong following Mookies suggestions.

Dave

[cherokee woman]

Just putting in my [2c], but I don't think we need another forum. We have
plenty right now. Some of them, I don't even get to, have never been on
them. Like I said, that's my [2c].

[louisnash]

I agree with you Mark about google and all the web searches. I don't reply to the threads as much as I could also because of the family thing as well. There are a lot more important things for me to do with my family than be on the internet all the time. I got along without it for 29 years (I'm 31) and I can get along without it now if I had to. To much in life to explore than sitting behind a computer all the time.

I have 3 forums that I look at and only respond to what I know personally because I don't have time to look in my books all the time also. But there are people on the forums here that can give quick and great responses. I only read the threads that interest me on the subject heading.

But I do try and help out as much as I can with any subject. I hope that I help, anyway. My main interest is in KY railroading history, so day to day operations of the railroad business is something I will never know anything like Ed, CSXengineer or any of the railroad guys and gals do. I have gained a lot of knowledge from talking, seeing some in action,and being on forums, to people like them but would never know anything about the whole business in general unless I was in their shoes actually doing it.

Brian (KY)

[louisnash]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Junctionfan

I ask this is because I have asked several questions on specific freight cars that haven't been answered yet because it gets lost and put on another page. I still haven't got an answer about Theile kaolin covered hoppers. I don't think it's because anybody doesn't care but rather that in a day, those with the knowledge may just have come off of work and may not want to go through 2 or more pages to check what he or she missed.

I figured that maybe this is an organization issue due to high volume. It's not a bad thing but wonder what I and others should do when we have questions that can't be answered right away. The only other thing I can think of is if that a topic like that can be general like Stupid question thread and be made "sticky" by Bergie. For example I could start a topic called "Rollingstock questions"; would that be something that would be worth having available all the time?

Junctionfan,

I have had photos in the past that I have sent to Locomutt and Cherokee Woman of a few railcars. They have also referred me to CShaveRR on these forums and he has helped me out alot with everything from when they were built, where they were built, and their main use on the road, and what they are being used for today. I would send him an email and see what he could do for you. If you do email him it may take him a little bit of time to help you out, but if he can find the info for you, you will get a reply.

I have posted things here that haven't had any responses and I figured also that it was because no one had an answer for me.

Brian (KY)

[adrianspeeder]

You mean there is other forums here on trains.com?

Adrianspeeder

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie
So if you like wide open spaces................go to Kansas, or the Dakotas - we are getting a little tight here in the center!

What??? A little tight?? You have no idea how tight things can get!!!

That's right! You live in that itty-bitty state right now!

Not for long....Delaware - Land of Chemicals, Banks, Cancer, The Purple Pill, The Highest Road Toll per Mile, Tax Free Shopping and 3 Electoral Votes next week.

[Modelcar]

....Weird.....We here in Indiana are most likely to be considered "in the midwest"...I hardly ever hear it considered the "east".....All though that wouldn't bother me as I am an "easterner".....

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by radivil

See, the problem is there's two Midwests: the Midwest and the Industrial Midwest. The Midwest is all that stuff west of the MIssissippi, north of Texas (Texas is it own thing), and east of Colorado. The Industrial Midwest (the Old Northwest, the Great Lakes States) are the states north of the Ohio that ring the Great Lakes. At least that's how I always saw it.

Now I see where my confusion is. I've always thought of Mookie's 'midwest' (as aptly described above by radivil) as the "Great Plains." In fact, Univ of Neb, Lincoln runs the Center for Great Plains Studies.

Yeah, but they are old and what do they know?

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by radivil

See, the problem is there's two Midwests: the Midwest and the Industrial Midwest. The Midwest is all that stuff west of the MIssissippi, north of Texas (Texas is it own thing), and east of Colorado. The Industrial Midwest (the Old Northwest, the Great Lakes States) are the states north of the Ohio that ring the Great Lakes. At least that's how I always saw it.

Now I see where my confusion is. I've always thought of Mookie's 'midwest' (as aptly described above by radivil) as the "Great Plains." In fact, Univ of Neb, Lincoln runs the Center for Great Plains Studies.

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie
So if you like wide open spaces................go to Kansas, or the Dakotas - we are getting a little tight here in the center!

What??? A little tight?? You have no idea how tight things can get!!!

That's right! You live in that itty-bitty state right now!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie
So if you like wide open spaces................go to Kansas, or the Dakotas - we are getting a little tight here in the center!

What??? A little tight?? You have no idea how tight things can get!!!

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by radivil

See, the problem is there's two Midwests: the Midwest and the Industrial Midwest. The Midwest is all that stuff west of the MIssissippi, north of Texas (Texas is it own thing), and east of Colorado. The Industrial Midwest (the Old Northwest, the Great Lakes States) are the states north of the Ohio that ring the Great Lakes. At least that's how I always saw it.

I like this! Will have to remember it! And I might add - the Industrial MW has the most people, too. So if you like wide open spaces................go to Kansas, or the Dakotas - we are getting a little tight here in the center!

Mook

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I can see Two midwests aswell, if you put it like that

[Anonymous]

See, the problem is there's two Midwests: the Midwest and the Industrial Midwest. The Midwest is all that stuff west of the MIssissippi, north of Texas (Texas is it own thing), and east of Colorado. The Industrial Midwest (the Old Northwest, the Great Lakes States) are the states north of the Ohio that ring the Great Lakes. At least that's how I always saw it.

[railman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by railman

I don't believe another forum is neccessary...the trains.com forum is always an option, but that one has gotten rather quiet lately. It might drop fast, just put a post in it once and a while to keep it up until you get an answer.

by the way...the star of the north, best of the midwest, is obviously Minnesota.

I will let this pass, since close relative lives in Bemidji.....

Moo

Didn't alot of planes and ships disappear there?

yes...many giant and record-breaking fish were "caught" in any of the 10,000 lakes but always happen to dissapear by the time the fishermen get back to town...

and we have time warps too, for proof of this, look no farther than the set of F-units on the iron range that dissapeared one day in 1963 and now have appeared again, pulling taconite in revenue service...

Call the X-Files![:D]

[Anonymous]

Yes we should have another forum- And it should go like this, Now this will disturb some crap- But thats my middle name, and thats my second job, apart from playing with trains as some people put it.

Remember Ghandi was a rebel- He just stopped eating- Now if I were to do the same, nobody would give a ratters bottom. Fair enough. SO I'll voice how I feel

I figure we should have a theird branch, somehting were we can feel free to voice our opinion, even have a warning, that this topic is for 18+ year olds, or those who aren't easily offended- Then we would have a REALLY lively forum- No more beating aorund the bush for me (like what i'm doing now) could say things to the point, and really tell someone off if you don't agree with them-

An uncensored, Trains forum- Holy crap would that rock the nation, in two ways.

That's what I say.

[tree68]

I always though of Michigan as being in the midwest. It was, after all, one of the "Northwest Territories.."

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

What about regions? East Coast, Midwest, South and West. Or More!!

Oooo - time to rub some fur the wrong way - what constitutes the midwest?

[}:)]

Come On!!! General Statement!! Midwest to only me!!!!

Starts around Western PA and ends in Utah.

Feel free to expand the regions: Midwest, South East, South West, Northeast, NorthWest, Nebraska, Canada, LA, Union Station.

Very smart person - you singled out Nebraska as a whole section! I like that!

Moo

My mama not raise no dummy!

Soon to be... Midwest Tom

You are going to Wisconsin????

Yes. I have accepted a job in Janesville Wi. My wife has family in Wisconsin and we would like our young daughter to be near them. I do need to pass my drug screen. No Problem.

Good Deal! Been there once - around the Eau Claire area - (Strum) I was so impressed! Loved the entire time I was there! Want to get the Driver to go there someday!

Moo

[Anonymous]

I don't think we need another forum. When you get too specialized fewer people see the post. They don't go to the rolling stock forum, for instance, because they aren't really interested in rolling stock. But they may have the answer to your query because they worked for that company or something.

If you don't get an answer it just might be because nobody knows!

When I get on I go back to where I was when I last visited so I see everything that was posted since then. Of course I want to see what I missed! I don't read everything at anytime, but I do scan the subject index for things I am interested in.

There are dozens, if not hundreds, of railroad sites on the net. A little time doing some web searches may give you the answer, or at least a couple of more likely places to ask your question.

Good Luck!

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by railman

I don't believe another forum is neccessary...the trains.com forum is always an option, but that one has gotten rather quiet lately. It might drop fast, just put a post in it once and a while to keep it up until you get an answer.

by the way...the star of the north, best of the midwest, is obviously Minnesota.

I will let this pass, since close relative lives in Bemidji.....

Moo

Didn't alot of planes and ships disappear there?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

What about regions? East Coast, Midwest, South and West. Or More!!

Oooo - time to rub some fur the wrong way - what constitutes the midwest?

[}:)]

Come On!!! General Statement!! Midwest to only me!!!!

Starts around Western PA and ends in Utah.

Feel free to expand the regions: Midwest, South East, South West, Northeast, NorthWest, Nebraska, Canada, LA, Union Station.

Very smart person - you singled out Nebraska as a whole section! I like that!

Moo

My mama not raise no dummy!

Soon to be... Midwest Tom

You are going to Wisconsin????

Yes. I have accepted a job in Janesville Wi. My wife has family in Wisconsin and we would like our young daughter to be near them. I do need to pass my drug screen. No Problem.

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by railman

I don't believe another forum is neccessary...the trains.com forum is always an option, but that one has gotten rather quiet lately. It might drop fast, just put a post in it once and a while to keep it up until you get an answer.

by the way...the star of the north, best of the midwest, is obviously Minnesota.

I will let this pass, since close relative lives in Bemidji.....

Moo

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Junctionfan

I ask this is because I have asked several questions on specific freight cars that haven't been answered yet because it gets lost and put on another page. I still haven't got an answer about Theile kaolin covered hoppers. I don't think it's because anybody doesn't care but rather that in a day, those with the knowledge may just have come off of work and may not want to go through 2 or more pages to check what he or she missed.

I figured that maybe this is an organization issue due to high volume. It's not a bad thing but wonder what I and others should do when we have questions that can't be answered right away. The only other thing I can think of is if that a topic like that can be general like Stupid question thread and be made "sticky" by Bergie. For example I could start a topic called "Rollingstock questions"; would that be something that would be worth having available all the time?

Scrooch your chair a little closer and I will whisper in your ear.

Take one question. Post it. Don't post more than 2 questions if you really have the need to post, but one is always better. Make it brief and to the point. Since you aren't explaining the Gettysburg Address, keep it brief. Then if everyone ignores it, bring it back up to the top. If they still ignore it - maybe they don't know or maybe your question is too broad or too complicated. You have a tendency to be all over the map with questions and comments. Slow down - you have a long life ahead of you - take it slow and easy.

Don't post another question until you are satisfied with your answers or it has been at least a week. Write them down and do one a week. Don't worry, the forum won't run out of material if you don't post tons of questions.

When your question is sufficiently answered or has gone off into the netherworld of blather, then you can post another topic.

Easy ain't it.

Moo

[railman]

I don't believe another forum is neccessary...the trains.com forum is always an option, but that one has gotten rather quiet lately. It might drop fast, just put a post in it once and a while to keep it up until you get an answer.

by the way...the star of the north, best of the midwest, is obviously Minnesota.

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

What about regions? East Coast, Midwest, South and West. Or More!!

Oooo - time to rub some fur the wrong way - what constitutes the midwest?

[}:)]

Come On!!! General Statement!! Midwest to only me!!!!

Starts around Western PA and ends in Utah.

Feel free to expand the regions: Midwest, South East, South West, Northeast, NorthWest, Nebraska, Canada, LA, Union Station.

Very smart person - you singled out Nebraska as a whole section! I like that!

Moo

My mama not raise no dummy!

Soon to be... Midwest Tom

You are going to Wisconsin????

[Junctionfan]

I ask this is because I have asked several questions on specific freight cars that haven't been answered yet because it gets lost and put on another page. I still haven't got an answer about Theile kaolin covered hoppers. I don't think it's because anybody doesn't care but rather that in a day, those with the knowledge may just have come off of work and may not want to go through 2 or more pages to check what he or she missed.

I figured that maybe this is an organization issue due to high volume. It's not a bad thing but wonder what I and others should do when we have questions that can't be answered right away. The only other thing I can think of is if that a topic like that can be general like Stupid question thread and be made "sticky" by Bergie. For example I could start a topic called "Rollingstock questions"; would that be something that would be worth having available all the time?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

What about regions? East Coast, Midwest, South and West. Or More!!

Oooo - time to rub some fur the wrong way - what constitutes the midwest?

[}:)]

Come On!!! General Statement!! Midwest to only me!!!!

Starts around Western PA and ends in Utah.

Feel free to expand the regions: Midwest, South East, South West, Northeast, NorthWest, Nebraska, Canada, LA, Union Station.

Very smart person - you singled out Nebraska as a whole section! I like that!

Moo

My mama not raise no dummy!

Soon to be... Midwest Tom

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

What about regions? East Coast, Midwest, South and West. Or More!!

Oooo - time to rub some fur the wrong way - what constitutes the midwest?

[}:)]

Come On!!! General Statement!! Midwest to only me!!!!

Starts around Western PA and ends in Utah.

Feel free to expand the regions: Midwest, South East, South West, Northeast, NorthWest, Nebraska, Canada, LA, Union Station.

Very smart person - you singled out Nebraska as a whole section! I like that!

Moo

[JoeKoh]

tom
sounds like you want those special maps they advertise in trains.great lakes east great lakes west,plains etc etc
stay safe
Joe