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APRIL 2008 BARGAIN BASEMENT DEAL!
$ 3 ! CHEAP
A rare, early ORIGINAL copy of Lines South - the 4th Quarter 1997 issue - for just $3.00! This 28-page issue features a detailed treatment of ACL's standard wood depots, including photos, drawings, painting, and other data. Also includes Seaboard-Clinchfield run-through freights and SAL's 2-10-2 steam locomotives. Quantities are VERY limited!
Use the code Web0408 PLUS the code number 4-1997 when ordering for the special price (whether you are ordering by mail or by Pay Pal)
Special offers subject to availability at time of order, no substitutions will be made, all sales final. . You must order before end of each month to obtain the special pricing. Refunds will be issued by Society check if stock is sold out.
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PAGE UPDATED...May 10, 2008
Today is May 10th. "WHAT was it the Engines said, Pilots touching,—head to head. Facing on the single track, Half a world behind each back? ..."*
The occaision was indeed momentus. After years of bitter division, the nation as was reunited once again. This time not in ideology, not in politics, but by two rails of iron laid on wooden ties. For today and the next few days, with congratulations and happiest salutations to our friends at the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific historical societies, we salute "The Great Event".
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*for the whole poem by Brett Harte - go here -
SOCIETY UPDATES
The 4th issue of Seaboard-Coast Line Modeler is now available. See Modelers Corner, below, for download details - or - click "S-CL Modeler" on the menu bar.
We've updated the Q&A Forum. You can view it -- HERE --. In addition we will have tutorials on how to use it, how to sign up and how to personalize it PLUS some new topics for those who would just like to know more about how these forums work and how to get the most out of their computer systems. If you haven't signed up - PLEASE JOIN US NOW. If you were a member of the previous forum / Q & A - not to worry! All members, topics and posts have been moved over. Please be careful when checking the box relating to the required COPPA statement. Some of you have been checking "Under 13", in which case - I have to call your parents! =)[actually it somewhat invalidates your sign-up and causes all sorts of problems].
COMPANY STORE AND CATALOG PAGES UPDATED. NEW PRODUCTS AVAILABLE
Use the link on the left. Also, please visit our NEW PRODUCTS PAGE for books and our all-color 2008 Calendar including:
- BOOK - Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Album by Al Langley
- MODEL - Special run SAL Fruit Growers Express Insulated Boxcars. Special Run - Limited Availability - $19 each - two separate road numbers. Get yours now!
NEW !!! Buy your cars with Pay Pal on our E-Commerce Page
CALENDAR - Our 2008 all-color calendar is out and available for purchase through the Company Store.
BOOK - Birmingham Rails by R. Lyle Key and Marv Clemons - Well, we hate to tell you this, but this has been a very popular volume and we are sold out at this time with no future printings promised by the authors.
BOOK - The Original Norfolk Southern by McDonald and Riesweber.
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We are please to say that the publisher has delivered us a number of copies of this fine book. If you’ve been waiting to order, now is your chance! This is a very popular book with a short press run, and it may well sell out before much longer.
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DECALS - AB&C decal sets
KITS - Models by SEABOARD CUSTOM CARS.
LINES SOUTH & MEMBERSHIP NEWS
The 1st Quarter 2008 (and last for this year) issue of Lines South has been mailed to all current members. It contains your individual ballot, so please, before you read one article, mark your ballot and return immediately. See information contained in the like above.
This is the Society's 25th Anniversary. In celebration, we will be publishing a special 3rd quarter 2008 / 25th Anniversary issue we know you will enjoy as we look back over the last 2 1/2 decades of just how far we've come. This promises to be a terrific year for the ACL & SAL HS, so - as always, members will receive their copies directly in the mail. If you’re not already a member, we invite you to join. Single copies are also available through our company store and select hobby retailers.
Remember - 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
NEW !!! NEW !!! The 4th issue of SEABOARD - COAST LINE MODELER is online and available for download here. For easier reading we suggest you download it to your desktop for reading at your liesure. Simply Right Click and "Save Target As" to your desktop or folder of your choice. The file is large [about 11 megs] and is presented in PDF format. Or -just go to our webpage, indicated as follows and you can download from the links indicated this and all the previous issues of S-CL Modeler. Visit the new pages of Seaboard-Coast Line Modeler - here -.
FGEX boxcars a big hit at show!. The Society received an initial shipment of the Athearn SEABOARD AIR LINE Fruit Growers Express HO scale, insulated boxcars (RTR) in time for the Jacksonville Golden Spike Railroad Show and promptly sold out 2 hours after the show opened. Not to worry, more on on the way, but with popularity of this car, they won't last long. Do you have a "pet" project suggestion - we're always open to new ideas. Send an email to Model Projects ACL & SAL Historical Society.
Also new - The Burlington Route Historical Society [http://www.burlingtonroute.com/] is introducing a line of whale belly hopper cars - matching the ones owned by the SEABOARD.
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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 2008 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-.
Read the latest E-News flyer by clicking HERE.
Please patronize our commercial boosters and supporters. Very often these folks are overlooked, but they are always providing door prizes, membership referrals, and so on. Give them your business as a big thank you for all they do. Dean Belowich provides artwork of rail oriented subjects. The Saratoa Model RR club asked if we could add their links to our site. Here you go with thanks for all your support www.smrc.org and www.realrail.org.
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:
- Log on to your PayPal account.
- Click on "send money."
- Use internetsales@aclsal.org for the email address you are sending the money to.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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