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Post by Baikal on Nov 27, 2021 9:34:47 GMT -8
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Post by Donnell Wells on Nov 27, 2021 9:58:33 GMT -8
Yeah, I noticed it a few days ago. I thought it was just my work computer, but I tried to access from my phone, and home computer to no avail...
There is still Fallen Flags, Locophotos.com, and Railpictures.net to fill the gap somewhat until it's back online.
Donnell
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Post by fr8kar on Nov 27, 2021 10:00:49 GMT -8
OK, so it's not just me. Hopefully they return soon.
There is still a vacuum left by the loss of Hank's Truck Pictures years ago, which was the truck equivalent of rrpicturearchives.net. Even though there are similar railroad sites out there, none is as comprehensive as rrpicturearchives.net. I hope the site being down is temporary.
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Post by csxt8400 on Nov 27, 2021 10:19:22 GMT -8
Glad others are experiencing this. Been trying to find BN ACF boxcar shots since the Moloco announcement and have been stifled..
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Post by unittrain on Nov 27, 2021 10:36:51 GMT -8
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Post by rounder on Nov 27, 2021 10:40:10 GMT -8
RRPA usually steps up to the plate when Fallen Flags and Railcar Photos fall short. it would be a real loss to see it go away permanently, but it has always been slow late at night and will go down daily from midnight to about 1 am EST.
Lately I’ve wondered what will happen with Fallen Flags when Mr. Elwood passes away. He has to be in his late 80s or early 90s by now.
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Post by 12bridge on Nov 27, 2021 10:55:57 GMT -8
I really wish RRPA (and RRFF) would put a serious donation drive together for some solid hosting and web service. I would happily throw money at that yearly. It is way too much of a resource.
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Post by markfj on Nov 27, 2021 11:17:43 GMT -8
This is why I typically copy and save photos to my PC from these sites. The saying “once it’s posted to the internet, it on forever” just isn’t true. I have links and bookmarks for dozens of pages and sites that are now invalid for whatever reason. And as mentioned above, when people get older or pass, there typically isn’t anyone stepping up to keep their digital content going. Of course we have the Wayback Machine which is very helpful although it has its limits.
Hope the site is back up soon. I was just on over the holiday copying photos.
Thanks, Mark
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Post by rounder on Nov 27, 2021 11:22:27 GMT -8
I would say most or nearly all of us save to hard drive whenever we find something of interest, but that of course doesn’t solve the problem for any photos you’ll need months or years from now that you dont even know about. Say, for instance when a new model comes out and you want to know if the paint scheme is good for your era, etc.
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Post by 12bridge on Nov 28, 2021 17:30:58 GMT -8
A report on another forum said its a firewall issue and should be resolved in the next day or so.
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Post by loco8107 on Nov 29, 2021 8:16:54 GMT -8
RRPA usually steps up to the plate when Fallen Flags and Railcar Photos fall short. it would be a real loss to see it go away permanently, but it has always been slow late at night and will go down daily from midnight to about 1 am EST. Lately I’ve wondered what will happen with Fallen Flags when Mr. Elwood passes away. He has to be in his late 80s or early 90s by now. Don’t forget Railpictures.net also. |
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Post by loco8107 on Nov 29, 2021 10:59:03 GMT -8
RRPA is back up and running
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Post by rounder on Nov 29, 2021 11:02:12 GMT -8
railpictures.net is not searchable by freight car types or numbers to my knowledge. it pales in usefulness compared to RRPA.
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Post by loco8107 on Nov 29, 2021 13:17:12 GMT -8
railpictures.net is not searchable by freight car types or numbers to my knowledge. it pales in usefulness compared to RRPA. Very true- rrpa is the best, period. |
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Post by loco8107 on Jan 9, 2022 13:12:00 GMT -8
Anyone know what’s going on with them now? I went to google their page and nothing about them at all shows up in the searches - only Railpictures.net links that’s it. That has never happened before even when they were down for maintenance reasons.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jan 9, 2022 18:30:57 GMT -8
Anyone know what’s going on with them now? I went to google their page and nothing about them at all shows up in the searches - only Railpictures.net links that’s it. That has never happened before even when they were down for maintenance reasons. I just tried and got in, 5 hours later. I had to try three times, though. THAT'S been happening a lot with them. Ed |
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Post by loco8107 on Jan 10, 2022 10:53:09 GMT -8
Anyone know what’s going on with them now? I went to google their page and nothing about them at all shows up in the searches - only Railpictures.net links that’s it. That has never happened before even when they were down for maintenance reasons. I just tried and got in, 5 hours later. I had to try three times, though. THAT'S been happening a lot with them. Ed That’s insane. In my case, nothing of any of their links is coming up in the search. |
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Post by loco8107 on Jan 10, 2022 10:53:37 GMT -8
Do they have a FB page too?
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Post by loco8107 on Jan 11, 2022 7:03:07 GMT -8
Anyone know what’s going on with them now? I went to google their page and nothing about them at all shows up in the searches - only Railpictures.net links that’s it. That has never happened before even when they were down for maintenance reasons. I just tried and got in, 5 hours later. I had to try three times, though. THAT'S been happening a lot with them. Ed Tried again last night - got the same results. I give up….. |
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Post by loco8107 on Jan 11, 2022 7:05:01 GMT -8
I did also notice the FB page called Altoonaworks is no longer around. Nothing with even past posts from him even shows up in the search. Anyone know what’s going on with that? I liked that page.
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Post by Baikal on Jan 11, 2022 7:32:55 GMT -8
I just tried and got in, 5 hours later. I had to try three times, though. THAT'S been happening a lot with them. Ed Tried again last night - got the same results. I give up…..
rrpicturearchives.net is working now.
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Post by loco8107 on Jan 13, 2022 17:03:02 GMT -8
I did also notice the FB page called Altoonaworks is no longer around. Nothing with even past posts from him even shows up in the search. Anyone know what’s going on with that? I liked that page. Well it is thankfully…. |
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