This is no time of year to be stirring up trouble . . .

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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. . . but I was wondering who’s been looking at the 2008 RR calendars? My own preference is for RR-published calendars showing current operations, but certainly there are many others, Fallen Flags, Traction, and so on.

Any opinions? Especially among those who have compared one to another or others? Now that RR-sponsored calendars, as well as the private-label and alumni kind, are getting up above $15 incl. shipping, it’s too expensive for me to “compare” brands by buying them first.

To get my biases out there: I thought the 2007 NS calendar was wonderful and the 2007 BNSF calendar (which I received unsolicited as part of the standard Investors’ Package, along with a route map!) almost as good. I had the 2005 UP and they made the most of the scenery and the seasons, but for some reason it looked a little too perfect – slick and corporate and balanced. Despite the fact that IIRC, UP also used employee submissions in that year’s calendar.

Don’t badmouth our site’s owner, but there should nonetheless be plenty of room for discussion among those who have been (excuse the expression), “kicking tires” with the 2008 models.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to us all! - a. s.

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Funny you should mention calendars. Orchard Supply will be handing out their free calendars (with purchase) starting Monday in California.

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Out of all of them, I have found the art work in Orchard Supplies the best…got a buddy there who sends me a new one each year.

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Kinda partial to the Sports Illustrated calendar format.

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ya you could get a lump of coal in the stocking.I like doing my own calendars each year and the csx crews enjoy the pictures.they give us and extra wave when they see us out taking pictures.

stay safe

joe

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I remember the National Model Railroad Association publishing a calendar a few years ago with 30 days in February. Every date from then on throughout the year was 2 days off. A bank in Pinckneyville, Illinois, had calendars with 31 days in February one year back in the 1960’s.

Have any of the railroad calendars ever been guilty of such a gaffe?

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This coming year’s Union Pacific calendar is devoted to the Heritage units, as well as the other specially-painted (and specially-powered!) UP locomotives.

I’m looking forward to receiving (I hope!) an Orchard Supply calendar from Pat’s uncle. He’s sent us one every year for the past four or more (we took him along when we visited the Tehachapi Loop this past spring).

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I’ve always preferred the ones with reproductions of paintings. Of the group of painters my favorite is Ted Rose.

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Sooo, what does Orchard Supply supply? Where is it located, and does it do online transactions??? [?] - a. s.