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Post by Spikre on Jul 10, 2017 11:02:20 GMT -8
 have just learned that March/April 2017 will be the Last Issue of Diesel Era. it seems they have finished the GP9 Series in the issue,but why didn't they just do the Series as a Book or 2 ? and another one is gone unless White River picks them up ?? Spikre  
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Post by fr8kar on Jul 10, 2017 14:33:46 GMT -8
What a loss for both the railfan and modeling communities.
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Post by roadkill on Jul 11, 2017 7:58:00 GMT -8
No mention on their website.
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Post by jd on Jul 11, 2017 8:21:24 GMT -8
Hate to spoil the funeral, but I have the May/June 2017 issue right in front of me at this moment.
-JD
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Post by Spikre on Jul 11, 2017 12:07:30 GMT -8
?? JD, could be a couple of things at work here: the store isn't carrying DE anymore. they decided to put out another issue any way. the store hasn't gotten the May/June issue yet,and that could be the last issue. what is covered in the May/June issue ? some one has moved in with fresh bucks to keep publishing ? would personally like to see the mag continue,but with a less than 3000 press run that seems to make them stand on very thin ice. Spikre  |
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Post by jd on Jul 11, 2017 14:08:55 GMT -8
Spikre;
I'm with you, I hope Diesel Era lasts a very long time.
The May/June issue has:
Western Pacific GP40/Gp40-2s
EMD GP9 part 40 Western Maryland
CSXT's four axle GE fleet part 8
Steelton & Highspire Railroad
- JD
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Post by fr8kar on Jul 11, 2017 22:21:33 GMT -8
I figured the best way to celebrate Diesel Era still being available was to buy a subscription. After buying many single issues over the years, I'm now looking forward to my first issue as a subscriber.
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Post by Spikre on Jul 13, 2017 11:22:42 GMT -8
 JD, do You have a subscription,or get the mag at a store ? now notice the Title line,"Seems" is a main word. do hope the mag continues some way. wasn't sure if WM had GP9s,so is WM the last original alphabetical purchaser of GP9s ? RC, lets hope they do continue until your scrip runs out. not sure if any one will honor the current subscribers if they do pull the plug on DE ? will need to find a new source/store if the mag does continue. Spikre 
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Post by jd on Jul 13, 2017 12:03:07 GMT -8
Spikre;
I have a subscription, but I have also seen it on the rack at the Model Railroad Shop.
According to the article the Western Maryland GP9's were delivered in 1954, should be the end of the GP9 series.
The Western Pacific article is actually about the GE U30B"s not the GP's.
Really hope the magazine survives, we've lost too many good publications lately
-JD
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Post by roadkill on Jul 14, 2017 9:25:51 GMT -8
Spikre;
I have a subscription, but I have also seen it on the rack at the Model Railroad Shop.
According to the article the Western Maryland GP9's were delivered in 1954, should be the end of the GP9 series.
The Western Pacific article is actually about the GE U30B"s not the GP's.
Really hope the magazine survives, we've lost too many good publications lately
-JD IDK, I could have sworn the Winston-Salem Southbound had some (2?) GP9's. Could be wrong. Bingo! From Fallen Flags:  I believe these were delivered in a light grey scheme. |
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Post by grahamline on Jul 14, 2017 10:31:28 GMT -8
Demise seems to have been a rumor without factual basis, then? I enjoy the photos but wish a bit more effort went into the articles. They seem to be prepped for people who already know, or think they know, the underlying story.
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Post by Spikre on Jul 14, 2017 11:54:34 GMT -8
 Roger, were the WSSB GP9s ordered thru ACL or N&W ? sure that ACL ended up with the road eventually, but not sure how the GPs were ordered. Gary, posted here to find out if DE was KAPUT. was told that the other day when picking up the March/April issue. but it seems more that the store is stopping carrying DE. so now to find another source for DE ?? Thanks for the Info JD ! but the Model RR Shop is just too far a drive from here. Spikre 
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Post by roadkill on Jul 14, 2017 12:13:05 GMT -8
Not 100% sure (I'll bet Warren Calloway would know) but I believe they were tacked onto an ACL order.
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Post by roadkill on Jul 14, 2017 12:15:14 GMT -8
Ooooo, found a pic from a board called the RMWeb, Spikre!  |
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Post by roadkill on Jul 14, 2017 12:19:05 GMT -8
And fear not Spikre, the GP9 series has a little ways to go yet as there's the Western Pacific's 8, the Western Railway of Alabama's 2, and the Winston-Salem Southbound's 4 . |
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Post by nsc39d8 on Jul 14, 2017 13:40:34 GMT -8
On the WSSB GP9's, two were ordered by the N&W and 2 by ACL/SCL. The WSSB after several years of paying for maintenance decided that the two owners could supply power cheaper than the WSSB could in owning it power. So the GP9's were returned to their respective owners. The two on the ACL/SCL are easy to spot as they, I think, are the only ones with Dynamic Brakes.
The WSSB GP9's were covered with the parent road coverage in DE. The pair in the Coast Live kept their WSSB numbers for awhile and the Two N&W units were immediately renumbered, can't tell you the numbers right now.
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Post by Spikre on Jul 15, 2017 10:40:34 GMT -8
Roger, the gray GP9 looks great !! would think the GP9s ordered by ACL would lack Dynamics,as ACL came late to get Dynamics on the C-C units of 1964 or so. was looking for a caption: N&W had XXX GP9s,not counting the 2 leased to XX. thought the road was WS-SB,but couldn't find the caption last nite. now wont have to,,,Thanks guys !! so there are more W Roads for GP9s,but no X,Y or Z roads ? Spikre
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Post by roadkill on Jul 17, 2017 9:06:45 GMT -8
Spikre, according to the GP9 Wiki page the alphabetically last road to own them was indeed the WS-SB . |
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Post by fr8kar on Jul 17, 2017 18:26:17 GMT -8
I got the May/June issue in the mail today. The magazine is well protected in the envelope it's shipped in and the content is always right up my alley. The CSX U33B/U36B article along with the WP U30B article were a real treat for this GE junkie.
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Post by Spikre on Jul 19, 2017 8:55:37 GMT -8
?? didn't Diesel Era already do an article on the WP U30Bs back in the 90s ? or maybe it was someone else ? maybe the WP GP40/40-2 article will come in a later issue ? Spikre |
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Post by jaygee on Jul 24, 2017 8:49:54 GMT -8
Their incredible mishandling of the whole GP9 thing killed the entire operation for me.....hopefully whoever picks this up (if anyone) will learn from their example of what it IS NOT !
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Post by NS4122 on Jul 24, 2017 10:55:35 GMT -8
It is somewhat disturbing to me that someone would go to a store, not find Diesel Era on the shelves, then assume that they're out of business and then post its demise on the internet with nothing to back it up.
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Post by grahamline on Jul 24, 2017 12:27:03 GMT -8
Their incredible mishandling of the whole GP9 thing killed the entire operation for me.....hopefully whoever picks this up (if anyone) will learn from their example of what it IS NOT ! I read "somewhere" that the last issue was March/April 2017. No one will pick it up because the hobby is dying, so I've read. You must have missed the post where someone else reported getting their May/June 2017 copy in the mail. I have no idea what some of you are talking about or where you get your information. Some people really like their glass half-empty. |
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Post by canrailfan on Jul 24, 2017 17:17:08 GMT -8
You must have missed the post where someone else reported getting their May/June 2017 copy in the mail. I have no idea what some of you are talking about or where you get your information. Some people really like their glass half-empty. Source: atlasrescueforum.proboards.com/post/98223Wait, that's the post that started this very thread! Talk about running in circles.  I think it has been established from subsequent posts in this thread that DE is still in business. |
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Post by jaygee on Jul 28, 2017 8:04:49 GMT -8
Around? OK.......In business? If you can call it that ! Time to sell the operation off to a more capable ( and I might add, enthusiastic) crew !
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Post by ambluco on Aug 21, 2017 12:16:16 GMT -8
Got the next issues in the mail today.
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Aug 24, 2017 9:22:23 GMT -8
Got the next issues in the mail today. Maybe they were ghost written since it said on the internet it was dead. |
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Post by Spikre on Aug 25, 2017 11:25:25 GMT -8
?? what months are on the recently arrived Issues ? just wondering ? have they gone to Subscriptions only now ? Spikre |
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Post by chessie77 on Aug 25, 2017 15:21:51 GMT -8
I think the latest issue is the July/August 2017 issue. Their web site is usually many months behind the latest issues.
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Post by grahamline on Aug 25, 2017 17:01:39 GMT -8
Not exactly subscription only. Saw several copies of July/August in a local hobby store.
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