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It has been a while since I have updated any of my web pages. So now that I have decided to continue with this business, I will attempt to bring everything up to date. In general I still have the Guides available, see the next page for details, and tapes too are available all as listed on the appropriate pages As for all the other stuff, slides, and photos, I am discontinuing them. This is due, in part, to the digital revolution. Hard copies were hard and time consuming to make. It is easier to digitize this material and store it on disc and/or send it over the internet. In addition it is much easier to manipulate the digital image to produce whatever is required. I still have a lot of slides, and prints in stock and sell them at the various model and railroad shows I attend during the year. If you have any special requests, you can ask and I will let you know of their availability.
The digital revolution is also affecting my tapes, in that I am in the process of converting all of my tape programs to dvd format. This format is far superior to that of tape. So I have decided to release all future programs in the dvd format. To date I have converted a bunch of the old programs, in addition I have been releasing other new programs. All are listed in the DVD section. Tape masters are being prepared for all new programs and tape copies will be available as long as stock and demand remains. Later they may be made to order.
I now have a PayPal account, so any of you interested in purchasing items using either PayPal or credit cards can now do so. Just make sure you let me know exactly what you want and provide a shipping address. I will send you an invoice which you can use to pay for your purchases. I will ship your order when I receive a notice from PayPal.
Now what is available and this ties into the page listing on the side:
Books; All three Guides plus maps
Tapes; Vintage, Steam, Diesel, Traction, Overseas Diesel and Traction, Overseas Steam, and a General category. (I am not producing any new tapes and am trying to sell out what is in stock. Once they are gone I will only make new ones t order, so check on availability when ordering one.)
DVDs; Vintage, Steam, Diesel, Traction, Overseas Steam, and a General category. The list continues to expand as I slowly replace tapes with dvd editions and produce new programs.
A Feature Page: which usually covers newly released tapes and dvd's plus related older tapes and dvd's. This is a page that will be continually changing, so expect something new at just about anytime.
Contact Me Page provides an easy way to reach me either on the internet or by using regular mail. Also included on this page are a number of useful railroad related lnks.
End Page is just an extra page in which I will be placing still shots from vidios I have shot. Some will be from existing releases, future releases or just interesting shots taken while out shooting trains.

SHOWS
I continue to appear at different model and railroadiana shows, but the number of shows is slowly being reduced. In part it is because the loading and unloading along with the set up is becomming a lot of work. Also there is the cost not only of the shows, and the cost of gas that enter into the selection of a show.
This is the 2007 - 8 schedule as I have it so far. There are no shows scheduled for the Summer. I was at the UPHS meet on July 21, 2007, and if you did not see me there You can see me at the following shows Hope to see you at one of these.
FALL 2008
Sept 25 and 26, 2008 Southland Model Railroad Show at the H.L. Richards High School, 10601 S. Central, Oak Lawn, IL. This is a new show for me.
Oct 25, 2008 Railroadianna Show at Kane County Fair Grounds.
I will not be at Trainfest in Milwaukee again this year. I did not receive any notice regarding this show. For those expecting me there, I'd suggest you order whatever you want over the internet, or see me at the Madison Show next year.
SPRING 2008
11-30-07 PSMR Model Railroad Show at the VFW Hall on St. Charles Rd in Villa Park, IL
Feb 16 and 17, 2008 Mad City Model RR Show, Madison, WI
3-15 and16-08 High Wheeler Model Railroad Show at Harper College, Palatine, IL
4-6-08 Chicago Railroadiana Show at College of DuPage, Gen Ellyn, IL
I will have only enough to fill one table at the Villa Park show, but will have everything at all the other shows. Hope to see you at one of these shows.

A Local Scene
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A still from video shot while wandering around the local railroad scene. We are at Brokfield, on the BNSF, former CB&Q - BN, three track mainline between Chicago and Aurora. An eastbound Metra commuter train stops to pick up passengers, while a westbound BNSF freight goes by. This is typical of the types of railroad activity you can see on this very busy line.

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