I'm not saying anything about publishing - just
that they guard their information very closely
and don't allow non-member to purchase it - if
they can't purchase their publications, I doubt
they will be any freer with any kind of sessions,
company store or anything else - which would make
the jointness of a joint meeting rather moot.
At 03:56 PM 4/25/2009, you wrote:
>I was not considering joint publications, just a
>joint meet every so many yrs (although a Hills
>Line publication was a fact at one time as the
>forefunner to the various 'prototype' modeling
>mags was a series put out by Bob Longo in the
>mid-late 70's by region. The NW region was Q, GN, NP, SP&S & Milw.
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>From: rgz17@comcast.net
>Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:25:56 -0500
>Subject: RE: [CBQ] BRHS Vitality (Action Item)
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>Sorry Gerald, but that would be a real issue. The GNHS does not sell
>their publications to non-members - including those of obviously
>interested societies (like the BRHS). They don't sell them through
>hobby shops either (unless this has all changed). Which means, your
>concept of a true joint meeting and actually sharing information that
>would be of interest to all parties is somewhat problematical (as I'm
>sure the concept would also apply to other areas of information
>exchange). . Unless they change their minds, or make a one time
>modification.
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>At 10:10 AM 4/25/2009, you wrote:
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> >There have only been TWO true joint meets - with RITS (Rock Island)
> >in Texas some yrs ago and with IC in Dbq 3 yrs ago. The other
> >so-called joints have been us holding an normal meet & inviting
> >another group to join in - typically they have a table or two and
> >there is little difference between a pure BRHS meet & the 'joint'
> >with NYC or AT&SF. A true joint meet is where ea group is holding
> >their annual meet with all the bells & whistles with full range of
> >clinics, lots more swap tables, etc. The obvious 'joint' would be
> >us with GN & NP; having all 3 Hill roads would attract a LOT of
> >railfans/modelers who are interested in 1 or more of the 3 but not
> >to the extent of having mbrship - we potentially could have 3 times
> >as many attendees, swap tables, clinics, etc with a LOT of
> >cross-over (Burl. Escorted Tours was a joining of the 3; joinly
> >marked brochures, train ops (Empire Buioder, No. Coast Ltd), heavy
> >use of ea RR for the other's frt car to/from Pac NW & CHicago,
> >etc. Most Q fans have some GN/NP interest & vice-a-versa due to the
> >joint ownership for 7 decades, shared passenger trains, shared
> >frt/pass offices in off-line cities (New York, Atlanta, L.A., etc)
> >and of course the founding of BN. Can you imagine what a joint Hill
> >Roads annual meeting could be like? Each Society could have their
> >own annual meeting, 'company styore' etc but share a large swap
> >meet, access to ea other's clinics (modeling, collectibles,
> >operations, etc) and have SO much more to buy, sell, swap and learn
> >about. I truly believe most mbrs of the 3 socieites would like to
> >do this at least once a decade. We never have in the 35 plus yrs
> >the 3 RR's have had His. Soc's - a shame!
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> >Gerald
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>Bob Webber
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