In a message dated 11/22/02 11:47:41 AM Central Standard Time,
milepost206@m... writes:
> The Burlington Waycars and The Burlington In Transition Update
>
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Several things this week.
>
> We are not going to try to make the December shipping date for The
> Burlington Waycars. The aftermath of the West Coast dock strike and the
> Christmas Asia inbound freight rush have left 4-6 week delays through
> Seattle. This has affected delivery 2 ways.
>
> 1. Delay of The Burlington Waycars. We airfreighted the 1st of the
> Transition books. The rate was 12% of what we would pay to ship it by
> UPS Next Day if we arranged the shipping. Because of the dock strike
> airfreight demands are huge, rates have doubled for half the weight, AND
> we needed a reservation. This is cost prohibitive.
>
> Because of this delay we will be sending all of our Waycar customers a
> complementary item for their gift exchange, if needed.
>
> 2. Receipt of the last shipment of Transition books. We expect them to
> be released on or before December 10. They should arrive here on 12/16.
> All orders on file will go out 12/17. We appreciate everyone's patience.
>
> Everything is going very well with the Waycar book. We are completing
> the last of the scanning and editing. The FWD roster is all color.
>
> We changed the format of the book to vertical. This was done for several
> reasons. We received a large number of color photos at the last minute.
> In order to add this large amount of color we needed to reduce page
> count without reducing the number of photos. Plus we have a great cover
> photo. The January ad in Mainline Modeler will feature the photo.
>
> The subject for the Waycar Poster has not been selected. We have some
> great B&W photos in addition to the color that would make a great
> poster.
>
> That's all that's fit to print for this week.
>
> Happy Thanksgiving to all.
>
> Mile Post 206 Publishing, Inc.
> P.O. Box 543
> West Burlington, IA 52655-0543
> 319-754-1408
>
>
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