Bob,
I use a MAC computer and have two programs that work with your .pdf
spreadsheet and for that matter, any .pdf document. One is an Apple
program called "Preview" and the other is Adobe Acrobat Reader. With
both programs, I can zoom in under the "view" tab until the document is
readable and can then scroll right or left or up and down. It works
fine except that I can "see" the whole spreadsheet at one time in a
readable manner.
Bill Barber
On Friday, April 29, 2005, at 06:33 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:12:41 -0500
> From: Bob Webber <no17@comcast.net>
> Subject: CZ & DZ consist information.
>
> The CZ consists are at:
> http://www.drgw.org/data/passenger/CZConsists.pdf
>
> At first glance, the file appears useless as it is impossible to read
> - at
> that size.
>
> The reasons for picking the size have to do with how PDF works and how
> the
> CZ consists were developed. PDF files are essentially "printed" to
> files -
> so making them scrollable right to left is not doable (for me).
>
> The solution is to print it all quite small, and when the view wishes
> to
> look at it, modify the ratio of viewing within PDF. However, most
> attempts
> to do so this morning have not been very successful. Not sure if
> there is
> a problem with the server, comcast, or where.
>
> I *DO* want to find a better method of presenting these and other
> consists
> - any suggestions would be welcome.
>
> Also, remember that there is a lightweight passenger car list at:
> http://www.drgw.org/data/passenger/lightweight.pdf
> if there are any missing lw cars from the Q there, I would like to know
> ASAP. There is also a Excel spreadsheet if anyone wants it in that
> format, it would help in questions like "what obs were owned by CB&Q".
>
> What *could* be done is to print the CZ & DZ consists in a forthcoming
> Zephyr or Bulletin insert. However, I would somewhat have to insist
> that
> the information also be shared for publication (or dissemination to)
> the
> other two HS's that have contributed information.
>
> I have over 200 CZ and some Zephyr service consists, and only 17 DZ
> consists. I also have the foreign car lists (that is, the cars that
> are
> in the CZ consists of foreign railroads with the related model
> information
> and such. In this way when the BLI CZ comes out, you could also know
> that
> there are (at least) 61 cars that can be modeled from ATSF, B&O, C&O,
> CB&Q,
> D&RGW, CRI&P, IC, L&N, MILW, NYC, PRR, NKP, ACL, SP & UP that are
> documented in specific consists and that can be modeled easily in HO.
>
> I plan on writing an article in the near future for the Prospector on
> this
> topic - but it obviously includes the other two roads. The supporting
> information (consists, tabular modeling information, photos) could
> easily
> be assembled into something usable for all three.
>
> As always, additional information on these subjects is always welcomed.
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