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Post by cpr4200 on May 9, 2024 6:06:47 GMT -8
Maybe they're moving the forums to a Firecrown server.
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Post by cpr4200 on May 9, 2024 12:57:24 GMT -8
Saw a post on Trainorders that says kalmbach is selling off the remaining assets and will dissolve the company by the end of the year.
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Post by bn7023 on May 9, 2024 13:00:17 GMT -8
Although a menu appeared on the new owner's site, the link destinations were the old original pages. >>> Firecrown Media2227 |
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Post by The Ferro Kid on May 9, 2024 13:49:01 GMT -8
Saw a post on Trainorders that says kalmbach is selling off the remaining assets and will dissolve the company by the end of the year. Sad. But the era of the Great American Magazine has been over for a long time. |
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Post by Colin 't Hart on May 10, 2024 1:22:16 GMT -8
Saw a post on Trainorders that says kalmbach is selling off the remaining assets and will dissolve the company by the end of the year. Where? |
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Post by 12bridge on May 10, 2024 5:22:20 GMT -8
Saw a post on Trainorders that says kalmbach is selling off the remaining assets and will dissolve the company by the end of the year. Sad. But the era of the Great American Magazine has been over for a long time. Kevin, owner of White River made a post on Trainorders that disagrees with this. They have a different approach that seems to be working very well for them, one being not owning an office. |
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Post by cpr4200 on May 10, 2024 5:30:53 GMT -8
"As reported earlier, Kalmbach Media sold their Tracks Brands (raiilroad related magazines + Astronomy) to Firecrown Media, effective June 30. Kalmbach on May 1 also sent out a letter to their stockholders stating that athe Board of Directors is actively seeking to sell the company's remaining media, marketing and other assets. After completing the asset sales, the company will be dissolved. After all bills are paid and accounts closed, remaining funds will be distributed to stockholders. Their hope is the sales will be completed by the end of 2024. Thus the end of Kalmbach Media, after 80 years. [Author, "masterphots."]
I was never too good at math, but isn't 1934 to 2024 90 years?
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Post by klinn on May 10, 2024 8:39:59 GMT -8
This year I finally declined to renew my MR subscription after many, many years.
I held onto it this long hoping that they would see how RMC blossomed under White River and that MR would undergo a similar transformation. Never happened. Is anyone familiar with Firecrown Media's other magazines? Could they revitalize MR?
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Post by Christian on May 10, 2024 15:24:33 GMT -8
Saw a post on Trainorders that says kalmbach is selling off the remaining assets and will dissolve the company by the end of the year. Where? It's on the Western Board. Interesting photos of the Kalmbach employee's parking lot through the years. |
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Post by bn7023 on May 10, 2024 17:23:35 GMT -8
Trains.com suddenly came back to life！
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Post by edwardsutorik on May 14, 2024 15:47:04 GMT -8
Yeah, I just went over and tried the MR forum. It opened quicker than I ever remember it.
Ed
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Post by cf7 on May 14, 2024 17:14:54 GMT -8
Yeah, I just went over and tried the MR forum. It opened quicker than I ever remember it. Ed Holy crap! Not sure it has ever opened that fast. |
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Post by bnsf971 on May 15, 2024 2:06:05 GMT -8
Yeah, I just went over and tried the MR forum. It opened quicker than I ever remember it. Ed Could be because nobody's using it. I know my truck accelerates quicker without 10,000 pounds of trailer behind it. Same principle with a web page. |
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Post by bn7023 on May 15, 2024 13:01:25 GMT -8
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Post by Colin 't Hart on May 16, 2024 8:31:59 GMT -8
Time to start a Kalmbach Rescue Forum.  |
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Post by riogrande on May 16, 2024 9:58:38 GMT -8
One of the MR forums social butterfly's has already moved over to another forum where is posting a lot (MRH forums)
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Post by hudsonyard on May 16, 2024 21:24:03 GMT -8
I heard it directly from Tony that they are still planning out MRP as far as 2026, take that for whatever it means.
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Post by Colin 't Hart on May 17, 2024 1:09:02 GMT -8
I heard it directly from Tony that they are still planning out MRP as far as 2026, take that for whatever it means. MRP (Model Railroad Planning) is easily their best magazine. Some of their bookazines are very good too. |
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