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EMD formally protests IDOT award to Siemens

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Posted by floridad on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 9:21 AM

Coolkodakrome while no longer developed and printed by Kodak is far from dead. I have cases of that and developer?Laugh

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Posted by Overmod on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 2:44 PM

floridad

CoolKodachrome while no longer developed and printed by Kodak is far from dead. I have cases of that and developer?

What, D-19 to get foggy black-and-white?  How do you deal with the Remjet?  Forgive me if I fail to see the point of that...

I don't think anyone actually does K-14 in their basement any more, if indeed they ever did.  (In case anyone is wondering what is involved with Kodachrome processing, here is Kodak's guide for processing Kodachrome, circa 2000.)  Last I heard, someone was restoring one of the last K-labs and was going to get the special chemicals made up... but his cost to develop a roll was in the $50 to $60 range, even restoring the machine and its systems as a labor of love.

Sure would like to hear if you have a way to process Kodachrome at home to make color negatives, though.  I don't mind drifting the thread to get that kind of detail!

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Posted by Leo_Ames on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 5:54 PM

He can't even spell Kodachrome, so I think it's safe to say that he doesn't. 

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Posted by GDRMCo on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 10:13 PM

Atleast rbandr is down to one account...

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Posted by erikem on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 10:28 PM

Overmod

I don't think anyone actually does K-14 in their basement any more, if indeed they ever did.

I'd be really, really surprised if anyone did process Kodachrome in their basement. Ektachrome yes, but not Kodachrome.

Last I heard, someone was restoring one of the last K-labs and was going to get the special chemicals made up... but his cost to develop a roll was in the $50 to $60 range, even restoring the machine and its systems as a labor of love.

Interesting..

I remember hearing about the lab that processed he very last roll of Kodachrome made was into their last container of one of the chemicals used in the development process.

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Posted by floridad on Saturday, March 8, 2014 9:50 AM

Coolsafe implies the ability to tell when an error in spelling is the same error in a labor of love. there will always be a doughting Thomas when u need one!Bang Head

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Posted by floridad on Saturday, March 8, 2014 9:52 AM

Coolonly u would believe I have omly onr account?Bang Head

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Posted by floridad on Saturday, March 8, 2014 9:54 AM

Cool posting since 1998 as rrandbBang Head

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Posted by GDRMCo on Sunday, March 9, 2014 12:05 AM

Floridadud, it's 'doubting'. I can understand spelling errors when the wrong letter is used or a letter is missed but a completely off spelling with more letters than necessary is just incomprehensible.

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Posted by Kyle on Thursday, April 17, 2014 4:24 AM
I definitally see where EMD is coming from. They designed a locomotive according to the specifications that IDOT laid out, and by doing that, their locomotive was more expensive then the Siemens one that cut corners and doesn't meet the requirements. If I where EMD, I would be furious. Siemens basically cheated. Not to mention EMD is an American company, which makes the situation look worse. This will have an interesting outcome.

In response to the comment about Boeing and Airbus, I would like to say: Airbus is a piece of crap!!! They break down, and aren't passenger friendly. When the landing gear extend it sounds like a piece of the fusalage just tore off. Airbus fly like pigs. Not to mention Airbus has had problems with the planes over riding the pilots inputs and flying itself into the ground. Boeing is a far supior product.

As for spelling, it is easy to make a typo on a computer, and sometimes you forget how to spell a word (which is very frustrating).
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Posted by carnej1 on Thursday, April 17, 2014 11:16 AM

Kyle
I definitally see where EMD is coming from. They designed a locomotive according to the specifications that IDOT laid out, and by doing that, their locomotive was more expensive then the Siemens one that cut corners and doesn't meet the requirements. If I where EMD, I would be furious. Siemens basically cheated. Not to mention EMD is an American company, which makes the situation look worse. This will have an interesting outcome.

In response to the comment about Boeing and Airbus, I would like to say: Airbus is a piece of crap!!! They break down, and aren't passenger friendly. When the landing gear extend it sounds like a piece of the fusalage just tore off. Airbus fly like pigs. Not to mention Airbus has had problems with the planes over riding the pilots inputs and flying itself into the ground. Boeing is a far supior product.

As for spelling, it is easy to make a typo on a computer, and sometimes you forget how to spell a word (which is very frustrating).

 If you switch to Google Chrome as a browser it automatically spell checks anything you type, including replies on web forums.

 Not everyone likes it but the extended spell check feature helps me (I'm a good speller but a lousy typist)..

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Posted by floridad on Friday, May 2, 2014 2:34 PM

GDRMCo

Atleast rbandr is down to one account...

down but not out. I can stiil spell FEC> everyday and night I play with my toy trails that are one to one scale dew yew??Laugh

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