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Posted by BaltACD on Thursday, March 31, 2016 9:05 AM

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Oddly, although QUICK REPLY gives you practically no formatting options, it has spell checker that many of you keep asking for. 

How does that work?  Does it prompt you to fix 'errors' before it actually posts something?  All I get on my system is a one-line text box and a submit button -- reminds me of formatting text on my favorite old Olivetti ET221 (aka Darth Vader's typewriter) in the '80s... 

   Just a squiggly red line under the incorrect word to warn you.

The red line give you the opportunity to right click it and get the proper spelling inserted - if you desire.

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Posted by schlimm on Thursday, March 31, 2016 7:36 AM

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Posted by Paul of Covington on Thursday, March 31, 2016 5:40 AM

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Oddly, although QUICK REPLY gives you practically no formatting options, it has spell checker that many of you keep asking for.

 

How does that work?  Does it prompt you to fix 'errors' before it actually posts something?  All I get on my system is a one-line text box and a submit button -- reminds me of formatting text on my favorite old Olivetti ET221 (aka Darth Vader's typewriter) in the '80s...

   Just a squiggly red line under the incorrect word to warn you.

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Posted by RME on Thursday, March 31, 2016 4:38 AM

Paul of Covington
Oddly, although QUICK REPLY gives you practically no formatting options, it has spell checker that many of you keep asking for.

How does that work?  Does it prompt you to fix 'errors' before it actually posts something?  All I get on my system is a one-line text box and a submit button -- reminds me of formatting text on my favorite old Olivetti ET221 (aka Darth Vader's typewriter) in the '80s...

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Posted by Paul of Covington on Thursday, March 31, 2016 1:22 AM

   Oddly, although QUICK REPLY gives you practically no formatting options, it has spell checker that many of you keep asking for.

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Posted by schlimm on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 5:58 PM

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 5:28 PM

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There seems to be a difference in functions, depending on whether use the "REPLY" or "QUICK REPLY" button. "QUICK REPLY" appears to have less functionality.

That is why it is called 'quick reply'.

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Posted by Dragoman on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 5:16 PM
There seems to be a difference in functions, depending on whether use the "REPLY" or "QUICK REPLY" button. "QUICK REPLY" appears to have less functionality.
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Posted by dakotafred on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 5:11 PM

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Just highlight and press the I button above.

 

I know where it is, and have used it, but it is an unreliable performer for me, as last night. And the site continues to be a pill when I try to edit quoted copy down to the points I want to respond to.

This web site is a cave-dweller, as far as I'm concerned.

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 1:54 PM

Quite true, the USPS got better rates for moving bulk mail in trailers in freights.  The "Super C" became more of an economic success when it started moving mail.

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Posted by A McIntosh on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 12:17 PM

Mail did not completely disappear from the rails. Another factor for mail leaving the passenger trains was that it was easier to handle it on piggyback freights

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Posted by schlimm on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 8:18 PM

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Posted by dakotafred on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 8:12 PM

Robert nails it. I was there, at U.P., another pro-passenger road until it just couldn't be sustained any longer. The final blow, discontinuance of first-class mail contracts and most remaining RPOs around the country, happened in September 1967.

Trains magazine -- why won't this stupid web site let me use italics? -- had the whole sad story in its fall issues that year, told as it only could be by the great DPM.

Paraphrasing him: "All this time we thought we were running passenger trains with mail cars attached. It turns out we were running mail trains with passenger cars attached."

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Posted by ROBERT WILLISON on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 5:57 PM

The lost of mail contracts was the final straw for many railroads.  Yes passengers service was being hammered by competition from highways and the air lines. But roads like the Santa fe, seaboard, acl and kcs saw their passenger service as great public relations  and doing a public service.

When the postal service pulled their contracts, all was lost and the increased losses unjustifiable. Mass trains off pursued, leading to the creation of Amtrak to relief the railroads of providing private  rail service for the common good.

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Posted by SD70M-2Dude on Sunday, March 27, 2016 9:29 PM

Looks like me when I'm writing an email on my phone in a hurry.

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Posted by dakotafred on Sunday, March 27, 2016 7:51 PM

Amen! Spare us! Nobody's going to wade into that swamp.

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Posted by MikeF90 on Sunday, March 27, 2016 5:22 PM

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The Kalmbach Punctuation Police are assessing a fine of 1000 bitcoins for such an incomprehensible post.

Please re-edit and add appropriate paragraph breaks. TIA!

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Posted by CMStPnP on Saturday, March 26, 2016 4:31 PM

It wasn't only the loss of mail contracts as the only reason rail passenger deficits expanded at an increasing rate in the late 1960's.    The alternatives to rail travel were also becomming more and more attractive.   You have to also look at the total miles of Interstate Highway completed,  Deployment of Commercial Jets on the Civilian Airline network,  increasing Federal Regulations (which also played a direct role in rip up of Interurban lines),  Package deals between rental car companies and airlines, etc.     The rest of the world of transportation was changing, not just mail delivery.

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Posted by ndbprr on Saturday, March 26, 2016 4:19 PM
One of the factors causing Amtrak was the switch of first class mail to airlines. The PRR usually had several cars of mail on most trains. However the postal service incompetence lead to fax machines and e mail in essence eliminating the bulk of this mail. So are the railroads better off for having gotten out of the passenger business when they did since the result was inevitable any way?

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