I do appologize if i missed the story, but what is the Gern company? Seams to be everywhere here
shane
It is a popular industry. I’ll leave the complete Gern story to it’s founder, and creator, the esteemed Dr. Wayne.
Mike.
If I am not wrong, GERN is the NASDAQ code for the Geron Corporation, a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company.
Shane, GERN (always all caps, as it’s an acronym, created after the fact, for Gibson’s Extraordinary Remedial Naturalized)…plus Flux, which is the basis for all GERN products.
Here’s one of the older adds…
It’s a bit of a goofy product dating from the mid-'50s when my brother and I played table hockey. We each had several teams, with all players assigned names. We also kept scoring and goaltending records, held play-offs, etc., etc.
One of his star players was named Cookie Gibson (later known as Charles “Cookie” Gibson, who, according to my younger and more inventive brother, was a “flux magnate”.
As we grew-up (sorta) the table hockey was forgotten. However, when I began to build my current layout, I decided that a GERN factory of some sort would be a good traffic generator, and it’s certainly lived up to that requirement…
He responded with ads for various GERN products, and continues to crank them out as they come to his fertile (or perhaps fertilised) mind. There are currently over fifty GERN modellers/modelers world-wide, and I send out the new ads to them as my brother creates them.
Wayne
Yes, Mr. Gibson is having a lawsuit prepared to address that situation, and another for the Gilman Paper Company, re: freight car reporting marks.
Mr. Gibson has extremely deep pockets (his assets, in comparison to those of his close friend, Mr. Bezos, would relegate the latter to the poorhouse).
Wayne
I can’t wait for this documantary to be covered on Frontline.
Last night they had 2 hrs. each on Mr. Bezos and Mark Zuckerburg.
Mike.
I’m a little surprised we haven’t seen some protests in Washington, DC, against GERN, as it is a part of big pharma.
Where’s Jane Fonda been on this topic?
I do not know if Wayne counted me as one of the GERN modelers, but my GERN fleet is growing.
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-Kevin
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Hmmmm…we haven’t talked about GERN modelers yet, but I assume you have received orders and the proper documentation to be building hoppers for GERN?
There IS another layout in here that has a large GERN facilities, I just tried to find, with no luck, as of yet!.
I don’t consider myself a “whistle blower”, but I’m sure Dr. Wayne is unaware of this, and I only hope that Mr. Gibson has given authority for this expansion.
I will keep looking. I posted in his thread a few days ago, shocked that he had a GERN facility.
Mike.
Well, I guess this GERN ARG is no more harmful than trading those model railroad layout passes that used to be popular up till the '70s or so…
I found the thread, scroll all most to the bottom until you get to my post, open up the picture link in the post above mine.
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/p/280761/3214911.aspx#top
Dr. Wayne, I’m only trying to help, and make you aware of this unprecidented expansion.
Mike.
No problem, Mike, as he is on the list of GERNies.
Wayne
OK, Thank God, I thought maybe Rich had instigated a hostile tackover in an attempt to gain control of Bertrams.
Mike.
You gotta’ watch those Lawyer’s…especially, who they golf with…LOL,LOL. [:#]
Take Care! [swg]
Frankie
At least it isn’t spelled “Gurn”
Mike, pay Frank no attention. He has competed with me for years to gain control of John Bertram & Sons, located in Dundas, Ontario, Canada. When John Bertram died on April 4, 1906, a license was bequeathed to Doctor Wayne’s family to display a replica of the family business on Wayne’s layout, but ultimate title to the replica was to be passed to me. Wayne has done everything in his power to deny me access, but I will prevail.
Rich
It doesn’t have a modern day counter part does it?
my first thought when i read the ad was late 1800’s snake oil company.
GERN is still a current multinational conglomerate, no doubt with a fleet of modern cars.
I model 1950s GERN, the reporting numbers having been allocated by DrWayne.
after2 by Bear, on Flickr
IMG_0499 by Bear, on Flickr
Gidday Frank, good to see you’re still amongst us.
…and I promise not to mention Fiji War bonds…[:-^]
Cheers, the Bear.[:)]
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I need to get with Wayne and get reporting numbers for my two covered hoppers so they can be finished.
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-Kevin
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AH, something to do with those foobie covered hoppers I have lettered for Reading with 50’s dates. Totally wrong car that they had none of in the 1950’s. I can strip the lettering and make them GERN cars.
Just wondering - which model train company did GERN take over in the 70’s when all the big conglomerates were being formed? Like General Mills and Lionel, or Consolidated Foods and Tyco. Heck, I watched a video of 70’s commercials on YouTube and there was ITT selling BREAD!
–Randy