New email list at Yahoo! Groups: the RailRoad Caboose

[Paul/Celine Kossart <kozys@t...>]

List,

Following is an email which was posted to some of the lists which I thought 
may be of interest to some as well as to the Society - it may prove to be a 
mutually beneficial situation.
Paul K.


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> From: Jerry LaBoda <rrcab2000@y...>
>
>
> <P><TT>I appologize for any duplicate posts that
> anyone might recieve...</TT></P>
> <P><TT>This is an announcement to let you all know of
> a new email list started at Yahoo! Groups called the
> RailRoad Caboose list.<BR><BR>The RailRoad Caboose
> list is a discussion group started with the hope of
> developing on-line resources for railroad caboose
> information for all railroads in the North American
> continent (U.S., Canada and Mexico) of use to both the
> railfan and model railroader.&nbsp; While at present
> the group is in its infancy it is my hope that it yet
> will develop into a fairly active group which will be
> greatly of use to all...<BR><BR>Do you have photos of
> cabooses?&nbsp; Do you have such on-line at a web site
> or in a photo album, or do you know of a site that has
> photos of cabooses?&nbsp; Please feel free to share
> the address with us so that we might enjoy what has
> been captured on film (or add a link to such a site in
> the links section of this group).&nbsp; Or, if you
> would like, add your own photos to the files section
> of this group... its free and a great way to share
> what made the railroad caboose such an interesting
> item from the past.&nbsp; (Due to the problem with
> attachments possibly containing viruses, no
> attachments are allowed, but please feel free to enter
> your photos and the like in the files section where we
> all can enjoy them.)<BR><BR>Do you know of cabooses
> that are still in use on a railroad?&nbsp; Do you know
> of cabooses that are still with us but no longer used
> by a railroad?&nbsp; Please send us an e-mail (when
> possible please include road and number, if known, and
> the location) so that we might be able to document
> what cabs are still with us... like it or not their
> numbers are not growing and some have already been
> lost to the elements and a lack of interest!!!&nbsp;
> (Information shared will be passed on to those who are
> documenting the existance of such cabooses, either in
> captivity or out in the wild.)<BR><BR>Are you a
> railroad modeler who has modeled, kitbashed or
> scratchbuilt a caboose.&nbsp; How about sharing with
> us your efforts.&nbsp; (Are you looking for
> interesting cabs to model... check with the list from
> time to time to see what you can find in the files
> section.)<BR><BR>To access the Yahoo! Groups ~
> RailRoad Caboose web site use the link provided
> below:<BR><BR>&nbsp; <A
> href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRcaboose";>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRcaboose</A><BR><BR>As
> mentioned above, this list is in its infancy, but it
> is my hope that it will become a great source for both
> railfans and railroad modelers to draw information
> from.&nbsp; Do come and join us... and help us to make
> it into what it ought to be!!!<BR><BR>Jerry M.
> LaBoda&nbsp;

Paul Kossart - Peru, Illinois, USA
BRHS, TP&WHS, La Salle & Bureau County Model Railroad Club

~ Modeling the fictional CB&Q Illiniwek River Branch in HO in the 1960's. ~
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"Serving Agriculture and Industry in the Illiniwek River Valley since 1904."
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