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Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and good wishes for 2008!

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Jim Wrinn
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Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and good wishes for 2008!
Posted by Jim Wrinn on Friday, December 21, 2007 4:09 PM
On this foggy Friday before Christmas, as last page proofs for the March issue are filed away, and the staff begins to wander out, it's time to wish everyone here a joyous holiday and a fabulous. We're glad you shared the ride with us in 2007, and we look forward to another great year on the railroad in 2008.
-- Jim Wrinn
Jim Wrinn, Editor, Trains magazine
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Ishmael
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Posted by Ishmael on Friday, December 21, 2007 4:25 PM

 shay1925 wrote:
On this foggy Friday before Christmas, as last page proofs for the March issue are filed away, and the staff begins to wander out, it's time to wish everyone here a joyous holiday and a fabulous. We're glad you shared the ride with us in 2007, and we look forward to another great year on the railroad in 2008.
-- Jim Wrinn

The same back to you all. Keep up the good work, and many more years of health and happiness will be yours.

Baltimore and Ohio-America's First Railroad
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Poppa_Zit
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Posted by Poppa_Zit on Friday, December 21, 2007 4:35 PM

 shay1925 wrote:
On this foggy Friday before Christmas, as last page proofs for the March issue are filed away, and the staff begins to wander out, it's time to wish everyone here a joyous holiday and a fabulous. We're glad you shared the ride with us in 2007, and we look forward to another great year on the railroad in 2008.
-- Jim Wrinn

Thanks, Jim.

While I try to be PC on occasion, this ain't one of 'em.

Merry Christmas and

Happy New Year to all!

"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. They are not entitled, however, to their own facts." No we can't. Charter Member J-CASS (Jaded Cynical Ascerbic Sarcastic Skeptics) Notary Sojac & Retired Foo Fighter "Where there's foo, there's fire."
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tree68
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Posted by tree68 on Friday, December 21, 2007 4:36 PM
The very same to you and yours.  And thanks for putting up with us!

LarryWhistling
Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) 
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Come ride the rails with me!
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eolafan
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Posted by eolafan on Friday, December 21, 2007 5:02 PM

Thanks Jim, and may we all enjoy many more years of good friends, good health, good fortune, good food and GOOD RAILFANNING!!!!!!

Eolafan (a.k.a. Jim)
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dknelson
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Posted by dknelson on Friday, December 21, 2007 5:28 PM

.... and good reading!

Dave Nelson

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eolafan
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Posted by eolafan on Friday, December 21, 2007 5:50 PM
 dknelson wrote:

.... and good reading!

Dave Nelson

ABSOLUTELY AND FOR SURE!

Eolafan (a.k.a. Jim)
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blhanel
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Posted by blhanel on Friday, December 21, 2007 10:07 PM

 shay1925 wrote:
On this foggy Friday before Christmas, as last page proofs for the March issue are filed away, and the staff begins to wander out, it's time to wish everyone here a joyous holiday and a fabulous. We're glad you shared the ride with us in 2007, and we look forward to another great year on the railroad in 2008.
-- Jim Wrinn

Thanks for the post, Jim- I also have enjoyed this year's issues tremendously.  Hopefully we can meet again at Rochelle or some other trainwatching spot in the future. 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and the rest of the staff! 

Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.

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edblysard
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Posted by edblysard on Friday, December 21, 2007 10:38 PM

And Christmas wishes to you Jim, and the staff at Kalmbach.

Oh, and for everyone....

If you don't have to travel this weekend or during the Holidays, then don't.

Stay home and drink eggnog, sit if front of the fireplace, watch the old movies on TV, and stay safe.

If you absolutely have to travel...take a train!Big Smile [:D]

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mudchicken
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Posted by mudchicken on Saturday, December 22, 2007 12:44 AM

 tree68 wrote:
The very same to you and yours.  And thanks for putting up with us!

I'll second that - and in 2008 we see your merry band in our back yard! (bring the elusive B one)

Mud

Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west
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CShaveRR
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Posted by CShaveRR on Saturday, December 22, 2007 5:50 AM

At one time, Christmas was politically correct, or at least not politically incorrect.

I'll say it:  Merry Christmas, and a happy 2008 to everyone at Kalmbach, at the railroads, and on the Forum!

(Ed, I wish we could travel by train, but they don't do enough of them!)

Carl

Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)

CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)

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JoeKoh
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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, December 22, 2007 6:17 AM

Merry Christmas and happy 2008 from us here in nw ohio.Ed as Carl said there aren't enough trains to get to there from here but Matt will have to settle for a metra pass and all those diamonds in chicago(right carl?)

stay safe

Joe and Matt

Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").

 

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cherokee woman
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Posted by cherokee woman on Saturday, December 22, 2007 6:29 AM

MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone at Kalmach, and to everyone here on the Trains Magazine forums.  And yes, we DO need more trains around, for us all to ride!!  And a safe and  HAPPY NEW YEAR for everyone!!

 

Angel cherokee woman "O'Toole's law: Murphy was an optimist."
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Modelcar
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Posted by Modelcar on Saturday, December 22, 2007 7:19 AM

.....Editor Jim:  We appreciate you looking in on the TRAINS forum and possibly keeping current what the "gang" is interested in seeing and reading.

           Merry Christmas to you and all the staff at TRAINS......

Quentin

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kschmidt
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Posted by kschmidt on Saturday, December 22, 2007 9:33 AM

Jim and all the Kalmbach Staff,

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  2007 was a great year for railfanning both modern and steam.  Hopefully 2008 will repeat.  Best Wishes for the holiday season. 

Keith Schmidt

PS Jim, have to do lunch again. 

 

Keith Schmidt KC9LHK You don’t bring nothin with you here and you can’t nothin back, I ain’t never seen a hearse with a luggage rack. George Strait Check out Flickr Train Photo Page 

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Mr_Ash
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Posted by Mr_Ash on Saturday, December 22, 2007 9:54 AM
Merry Christmas everyone!
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Rodney Beck
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Posted by Rodney Beck on Saturday, December 22, 2007 4:09 PM

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to everyone it looks like I will be doing this year like last year running a train.

 

Rodney

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jeaton
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Posted by jeaton on Saturday, December 22, 2007 10:52 PM

Merry Christmas to the crew at Trains, Classic Trains and the others at Kalmbach working on the railroad magazines.  Here's to great stories and features in 2008.

Jay

"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics

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