Rupert, I would think so, but I guess I've got a question that maybe you
can answer. To my thinking, I'd almost rather have a spreadsheet with
the numbers in it than the original ORER, that way you can sort, find,
and easily pick things you want to look at. Would it be easier to put
the numbers in a spreadsheet rather than try to reconstruct the pages?
I'd like a copy no matter how you do it, but I'd like the spreadsheet
better than scanned pages.
Cheers!
Jan
Rupert & Maureen wrote:
>
> During my research to create a CB&Q Freight Car Roster, a large number
> of very generous people provided me with the CB&Q pages from ORER's,
> and I ended up with at least one issue for almost every year from 1885
> to 1970. Now that the Roster is finished (to be published by the BRHS
> in due course), I thought of putting the ORER pages onto discs for
> sale by the Society.
>
> It is still early days but I envision perhaps two discs - 1885 to 1935
> and 1925-1970 - with an overlap to cover the middle years. The discs
> would include the subsidiaries until they disappeared during 1904-9,
> together with the various C&S, FW&D, BREX, BTL, etc. pages that I
> collected. The early years also included passenger equipment details.
>
> The big problem is quality. The pages were variously photocopied,
> scanned and photographed, using different resolutions and standards,
> with varying results. The books themselves were not designed to be
> scanned or photocopied (and become fragile with age) and getting a
> good copy without removing the pages was almost impossible. Some of
> the copies I received were exhibition quality, others were barely
> readable. I've started cleaning and repairing the pages but some will
> always be blurred or very dark. The number of cars in a number group
> (being listed at the edge of the page) often requires replacement and
> in some cases, it has been necessary to totally reconstruct the page
> using the next or previous issues. This is an extremely slow process
> (two evenings work for a single page reconstruction) and some pages
> will never be great although they are more than adequate for research
> purposes.
>
> Am I wasting my time? Given that the quality will never be perfect,
> will there be a demand for the end product? Would you buy the disc if
> it was available?
>
> Rupert Gamlen
> Auckland NZ
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
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