Comments on: Training Day http://blogging.la/2005/10/25/training-day/ R.I.P. silver lake walking man Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:04:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Robert Daeley http://blogging.la/2005/10/25/training-day/comment-page-1/#comment-55840 Robert Daeley Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:00:53 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2005/10/25/training-day/#comment-55840 Well, Brian (as well as the Mikes) please know that my gentle whining above is from absolute adoration of all things train-y and a reminder (to myself) of how much the hobby costs -- I mean in general, not so much Metrolink, despite my picking on them. And at the end of the day, I am complaining about the Flash site more for it being a Flash site than anything related to the locomotive. ;) In any case, I will hold onto my HO-scale dreams and leave it at that for now. Well, Brian (as well as the Mikes) please know that my gentle whining above is from absolute adoration of all things train-y and a reminder (to myself) of how much the hobby costs — I mean in general, not so much Metrolink, despite my picking on them. And at the end of the day, I am complaining about the Flash site more for it being a Flash site than anything related to the locomotive. ;)

In any case, I will hold onto my HO-scale dreams and leave it at that for now.

]]> By: Brian Humphrey http://blogging.la/2005/10/25/training-day/comment-page-1/#comment-55839 Brian Humphrey Wed, 26 Oct 2005 01:33:49 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2005/10/25/training-day/#comment-55839 Robert: Little did I imagine you to be a practicing ferroequinologist. I can <a href="http://www.metrolinktrains.com/about/SCRRA_Board_Roster.pdf" rel="nofollow">assure you</a> that there is no appreciable profit made on the toy locomotives at the Metrolink store. They are a limited production item, that as others have mentioned, sell for a far greater price through other vendors. If you have any needs or suggestions related to Metrolink, please let me know. Happy T'rails! Brian Humphrey <b><a href="http://www.metrolinktrains.com/pdf/news/metrolinkmatters/metrolink_matters_2005_august.pdf" rel="nofollow">wearing yet another hat on page 3</a></b> Robert:

Little did I imagine you to be a practicing ferroequinologist.

I can assure you that there is no appreciable profit made on the toy locomotives at the Metrolink store. They are a limited production item, that as others have mentioned, sell for a far greater price through other vendors. If you have any needs or suggestions related to Metrolink, please let me know.

Happy T’rails!
Brian Humphrey
wearing yet another hat on page 3

]]> By: Mike http://blogging.la/2005/10/25/training-day/comment-page-1/#comment-55838 Mike Tue, 25 Oct 2005 17:02:56 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2005/10/25/training-day/#comment-55838 I've already been bitten by that insidious obsession - slow progress, but I now have a 4X8 layout in one end of my living room. I sometimes feel like Richard Dreyfuss in Close Encounters of the Third Kind: <a href="http://www.theastrocowboy.com/Mlist/close.htm" rel="nofollow">Some Guy's Web Page with pic</a> I’ve already been bitten by that insidious obsession – slow progress, but I now have a 4X8 layout in one end of my living room. I sometimes feel like Richard Dreyfuss in Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Some Guy’s Web Page with pic

]]> By: Mike http://blogging.la/2005/10/25/training-day/comment-page-1/#comment-55837 Mike Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:50:42 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2005/10/25/training-day/#comment-55837 $65 is not bad for a loco. If you go to the Athern web site, you'll find (probably) the same thing retailing for $75 Here's an <a href="http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH2625" rel="nofollow">Athern Metrolink Locomotive</a> on their web site $65 is not bad for a loco. If you go to the Athern web site, you’ll find (probably) the same thing retailing for $75
Here’s an Athern Metrolink Locomotive on their web site

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