Atlantic Coast Line - Seaboard Air Line - Seaboard Coast Line
Atlantic Coast Line & Seaboard Air Line
Railroads Historical Society,Inc.
Post Office Box 490563, Leesburg, FL    34749-0563


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OUR 30th ANNIVERSARY
ACL & SAL Historical Society         1983-2013

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PAGE UPDATED...APRIL 14, 2013

SOCIETY UPDATES & NEWS

NOTE !!!      We are expanding our Company Store ordering options with products available for purchase on-line.      We've begun this process with our newest items and will continue to add product as time goes along.      Pay our online e-commerce page a visit at our --- E COMMERCE PAGE --- .

IMPORTANT !!!      Our 1st Quarter 2013 issue of Lines South has been mailed to members.    If you think you haven't renewed, you're probably right!!!!!.     Please take a moment and check, or email us for your membership status.    MEMBERSHIP@ACLSAL.ORG    RENEW it TODAY via our Pay-Pal option.     Some of you may be recieving a separate renewal - reinstatement letter.     Please read carefully and renew your membership.     If you recieve this letter and have already renewed, please advise by sending an email to: - MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL -

1st Quarter 2013 issue

NEW MAILING ADDRESS!!!!    

Effective immediately, the ACL & SAL HS has a new post office mailing address:

ACL & SAL Historical Society
P.O. Box 490563
Leesburg, FL 34749-0563

Please make a note of this new address and begin using it at once for all paper correspondence. This change was made to align with several recent changes in board member responsibilities, including the handling and shipping of product orders. The new address will help us keep improving our service on product sales orders and other paper mail sent to us. As always, we ask your patience as we handle your orders, memberships, and inquiries - we are all volunteers with family and work duties, but are committed to the best response time possible.     Thanks for supporting our product sales program and other services; we are always glad to answer questions or hear your suggestions.

SEABOARD-COAST LINE MODELER :: NEWEST ISSUE #19 NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!!!!     Grab your FREE copy by going to our menu bar and selecting the S-CL Modeler link.     You can always buy back issues of S-CL Modeler by ordering the convenient CD - see information in the Catalog.

IT'S HERE - OUR NEW 2013 CALENDAR!!!!      Order C-13 in the Catalog.    Plus shipping...Florida residents please add 7% sales tax.     Click -- THIS LINK -- for more details on the calendar.

     2013 Calendar - Click to Enlarge

Our catalog has been updated.     Click the following link to open a .pdf with the latest product catalog, price list and order form. - CLICK HERE - Take a peek at some of our newer items.

NEW BOOKS !!!      Check out the newest editions to the Book Department of our Catalog !
BK-73 -- Seaboard Coast Line - In Color
BK-73
Seaboard Coast Line - In Color
BK-71 -- Yesterday's Trains Across the Commonwealth
BK-71
Yesterday's Trains Across the Commonwealth
BK-72 -- Following the Tracks of Daniel Callahan
BK-72
Following the Tracks of Daniel Callahan
BD-70 -- For Pullman Eyes Only
BK-70
For Pullman Eyes Only

Society Updates - Please Note   First, our Century Club membership rate is NOW $135 instead of the $100 we've charged in the past.    You still get a calendar with your Century Club membership.      Our address is Box 490563, Leesburg, FL, 34749-0563 .    Sending mail elsewhere causes unnecessary delays and confusion.    Thirdly, we are STILL recieving orders from Florida residents that do not include sales tax.    You must pay sales tax when ordering products from within Florida.    The rate is SEVEN (7%) of the value of the product without shipping regardless of where in Florida you live.    Thank you for your attention to this information.

DEALS forYOU!  

Clearance Sale - Half Price on Selected Lines South Issues, Books. The Company Store has to make room for new inventory, and our space crunch is your ticket to some incredible bargains on selected back issues Lines South and three excellent books: Selected issues of Lines South, only $3 each - see catalog for list.    YOU MUST ADD APPROPRIATE shipping charges to each order.

>>SUPER SPECIAL DEAL:
All four 2008 issues, $10
All four 2009 issues, $10


>>HALF-PRICE BOOK SPECIALS:
Orange Blossom Special, $12
The Sleeping Car, $12
Just Call Me Hayes, $10

CHECK OUR NEW PRODUCTS PAGE FOR A COUPLE OF EXCITING OFFERINGS    

The 25th Anniversary issue of Lines South - our 100th magazine -     This special issue highlights our 25th year, and includes some of our usual excellent feature material plus some special articles by long-time members and friends that look back over the history of our railroads, the society, and some favorite railroaders.    The covers feature a collage of all 100 issues we've put out, providing a dramatic picture of the fine articles and photos our contributors have brought you over the years.    Back issues are available and you'll be sure to want this collector's item in your collection.    Don't miss out - join us NOW!

          Our 100th Issue                              



Some of you have commented that email sent to our "typical" Society addresses is not going through.    Internet service providers have increased security due to an all-time high in spam that is, unfortunately, weeding out the "good" mail as well.    IF you cannot get through to our posted email addresses, you may mail me direct > XSPAMabdean@comcast.net     Simply remove the "XSPAM" from the email address when doing this.

COMPANY STORE AND CATALOG PAGES UPDATED. NEW PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

Use the link on the left to access the Company Store and Catalog.    

LINES SOUTH & MEMBERSHIP NEWS

Standard Jazz and Reminders - You can now pay your membership by using Pay Pal...    Check out this page for more information.     THIS IS IMPORTANT...PLEASE READ !!!     Some of your issues are coming back marked "Temporarily Away".     Bulk Rate mail will not be held by the USPS and they CHARGE us for each issue returned as such.     Please notify us if you intend to put your mail on hold, or, perhaps, you are military and have been deployed.     Note that ALL active duty military personnel are entitled to have their subscriptions to Lines South forwarded to any APO, FPO or other address they wish during their deployment / tour of duty.    Please notify us by way of this email link.     Thanks - and thanks from all of us for your service and commitment.

MODELER'S CORNER

SAL "Whalebelly" Models in Stock -- Special offer on decals with kit purchase!

The ACL & SAL HS now stocks the long-awaited Q Connection kit of Seaboard's "whalebelly" covered hopper car, built in 1966 and assigned to cement service out of Lehigh, Florida.    Seaboard had 50 of these distinctive cars, which featured a pneumatic discharge system as prominently noted by the stenciling on their sides.    SAL numbered the cars 7050-7099, and they became 747050-747099 on SCL in SCL class LS-21.    The cars remained in revenue service into the 1980s, and several were later placed in company service in the SBD and CSXT 976000 series.    The kits are produced by Q Connection and feature a one-piece cast resin tank body with two end caps, stainless steel photo etchings, Athearn trucks, Kadee couplers, and other correct details.    The kit does not include decals, but the proper SAL and SCL lettering is available through the company store in Microscale set 87-1274.    The price for this excellent kit is $66.99, catalog #M-54. SPECIAL OFFER: with each kit order, add the Microscale 87-1274 set (catalog #D-76) for only $3.00! Order both today.

New SAL Ventilated Boxcar Kit!
The ACL & SAL HS now stocks the WrightTrak Seaboard class V-9 ventilated boxcar.    This nicely done model of a popular prototype includes custom decals by Rail Graphics with both Seaboard Railway (1946 and older) and Seaboard Railroad (modern) heralds, multiple reweigh repack and air reservoir dates and includes chalk marks taken from photos of a prototype.    The kit has correct trucks, preformed grab irons, Grandt Line ladders, Tichy brake gear, and phosphor-bronze wire.    The price for this fine kit is just $49, our catalog #M-55.    Order today.


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    FORUM NEWS...The LINK to the old Q&A is here.     You cannot post anything, but all the original topics and replies are still there.

    RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP NOW WITH PAY PAL - GO HERE !    Please be sure to renew your membership for 2011 and you can do so by paying online by using Pay Pal.

    NEW SHOW AND MEETING SCHEDULE is available.    We plan to have tables at the events as listed.    Come visit us and see our latest products for sale as we will frequently have unadvertised specials and items not yet in our catalog.    We can always use help with our tables. If you can assist, please let us know in advance and we welcome your participaton.    Check our web site for other show listings and updates. -more-.

    SHOP OUR CATALOG AND USE PAYPAL!     As you know, we have a page in the membership section of our web site where you can use PayPal to join or renew. We can now also accept PayPal for product orders.    Just follow these easy steps:

    1. Log on to your PayPal account.
    2. Click on "send money."
    3. Use internetsales@aclsal.org for the email address you are sending the money to.
    4. Using the instructions on our catalog order form, add the total for the items ordered to the proper amounts for tax and shipping; the grand total is the amount to be sent.
    5. Tell us in the message area what you are paying for - please use the catalog code, the item description, the item price, tax (if applicable), and shipping.
    6. Click on "send payment."

    If you have any questions about this new procedure, contact us at internetsales@aclsal.org. Thanks as always for your business and support.


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