NEWS
ATTENTION !!!
OUR NEW VIDEO "SELKIRK 1" IS FINALLY BEEN RELEASED. ITS ABOUT CSX'S
SELKIRK YARD, NEAR ALBANY. WE HAVE OVER 60 HOURS OF VIDEO TAPE
COLLECTED SINCE 1992, AND WE EDITED DOWN TO 1 HOUR AND 56 MINS.
WE DID NOT USE FULL TRAINS SO WE COULD FIT MORE TRAINS IN THE TAPE.
WE ENDED UP WITH 115 DIFFERENT TRAINS. CONRAIL, CSX, BNSF, UP, NS,
CPR, CN, SOO LINE, D & H , AND ALL KINDS OF LEASERS. THE AREAS WE
COVERED ARE CPSK, RAVENNA, FEURA BUSH, VOORHEESVILLE, GUILDER-
LAND, AND THE FRENCH'S MILL BRIDGE AREA. ITS IN VHS, AND THE COST
IS $14.95 PLUS $4.00 SHIPPING. YOU WILL HAVE TO CONTACT US
IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE US SO WE CAN FIGURE SHIPPING.
WE WILL ACCEPT A BANK CHECK OR A MONEY ORDER. YOU WILL HAVE
TO E-MAIL US AND WE WILL SEND YOU THE NAME AND ADDRESS TO PUT ON
THE CHECK.IT WOULD BE SHIPPED IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF THE
CHECK. ALSO YOU CAN USE PAYPAL ON THE INTERNET .SEE BELOW FOR MORE
INFORMATION 9/09/03
OUR VIDEO, "PALMER 1" , IS STILL FOR SALE . ITS VHS, 1 HOUR LONG, AND IS TOTALLY ABOUT PALMER,
MASS. ONE OF THE MOST WELL KNOWN RAILFAN SPOTS, IN THE NORTHEAST. IT IS MOSTLY FROM THE
LAST FEW YEARS SINCE THE CSX TAKEOVER OF THAT DIVISION. THERE ARE WHOLE TRAINS, EDITED
DOWN TRAINS, AMTRAK, NEW ENGLAND CENTRAL, AND MASS CENTRAL.
IT IS NOW SELLING FOR THE REDUCED PRICE OF $ 9.95 PLUS $4.00 SHIPPING.
YOU MAY PURCHASE ON THE INTERNET THROUGH:
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO TO THAT SITE, AND EVERYTHING IS EXPLAINED FOR YOU. ALL YOU NEED
TO KNOW IS OUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WHICH IS
bostonline1@comcast.net PAY FOR THE ITEM, PLUS THE SHIPPING.
THEN WE RECEIVE AN E-MAIL FROM THEM THAT YOU PURCHASED THE TAPE AND WE SHIP IT RIGHT
OUT TO YOU. DON'T FORGET YOUR ADDRESS.
REDUCED PRICE!!!!!!!
YES, ITS BEEN A WHILE, BUT WE FINALLY GOT OUT AND WATCHED THE REAL THINGS. CHECK OUT
THE REPORT ON THE REPORTS PAGE. 4/18/08
G & M RR SHOPS HAD TO SEND CSX 682 OUT FOR REPAIRS. THE PRELIMINARY REPORT IS THAT THE
PROBLEM WAS METAL FILINGS AND OTHER METAL OBJECTS BEING DRAWN UP BY THE SPEAKER
MAGNETS AND FOULING THE SOUND SYSTEM. SO FOR ANY OF YOU THAT HAVE SOUND UNITS , BE
CAREFUL. ALL OUR SOUND UNITS ARE BEING PULLED OFF THE LINE AND CHECKED. 5/13/07
THE FOLLOWING LIST IS ALL THE NEW ENGINES ADDED TO THE G & M RR
ROSTER IN THE PAST YEAR.
ANOTHER NEW ENGINE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE G&M RR ROSTER. IT IS A KATO SD38-2. ACTUALLY
THE ENGINE WAS BOUGHT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. BUT NOW IT IS PAINTED IN THE NEW G&M
COLORS AND SOUND HAS BEEN ADDED. IT IS G&M 102.
6/14/07
THE G & M RR HAS ADDED ONE OF THE BLUELINE ENGINES FROM BROADWAY LIMITED TO THE ROSTER.
IT IS AN SD40-2. AND YES, WE HAVE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. IT IS A GREAT RUNNER,
GOOD SOUND, GOOD LOOKING, BUT THERE ARE PROGRAMMING PROBLEMS. ESPECIALLY WITH THE 4
DIGIT ADDRESS. AS IT STANDS NOW, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PROGRAM THIS ENGINE WITH A FOUR DIGIT
ADDRESS, IF YOU ARE USING A LENZ SYSTEM. BLI IS WORKING ON A FIX FOR THE GLITCH. IN THE
MEANTIME WE HAVE SETTLED FOR A TWO DIGIT ADDRESS, WHICH WORKS JUST FINE.
8/5/07
THE G & M RR HAS ADDED ANOTHER BLUELINE(BLI) ENGINE TO THE ROSTER. IT IS AN AC6000CW.
IT IS CSX 5000. THIS ALSO HAS THE PROBLEM OF NOT BEING ABLE TO USE A FOUR DIGIT ADDRESS.
8/12/07
THE G&M RR HAS ADDED ANOTHER BLUELINE AC6000CW TO THE ROSTER. IT IS CSX 5001.
8/20/07
THE G&M HAS CONVERTED CR 6517 TO A SOUND UNIT. A CHASSIS FROM A KATO SD38-2 WAS
INSTALLED IN THE SD40-2 SHELL.AND A DIGITRAX COMBO SOUND DECODER WAS ADDED.
8/29/07
THE G&M RR HAS ADDED ANOTHER BLI BLUELINE ENGINE TO THE ROSTER. ITS ANOTHER AC6000CW.
IT CANADIAN PACIFIC #9801. ANOTHER GREAT RUNNING ENGINE, BUT ALSO CANT BE PROGRAMMED
BY A LENZ SYSTEM TO A 4 DIGIT #. CHECK IT OUT.!!!
9/09/07
THE G & M RR HAS ADDED ANOTHER BLI BLUE LINE ENGINE TO THE ROSTER. IT IS A FORMER LS&I
C30-7, WHICH HAS BEEN PATCHED INTO HLCX 3073.
1/21/08
THE G & M RR ROSTER CONTINUES TO EXPAND. ANOTHER ATLAS DASH 8-40CW HAS BEEN ADDED.
CHECK OUT THE PIC.
1/25/08