Re: March Railfan

[Bill Hough <brhough@attglobal.net>]

Richard wrote:

> Apart from NRs where were the visuals of the NSW 82 and 90's...WestRails Q's
> QR 4000's etc...seems that the MAg thinks we have a preoccupation with covered
> wagons..(dont get me wrong I get great enjoyment out of seeing A's operate out
> of Frankston, for time being)
>
> Where were the AC6000's with the  newer GE trucks  (were we the first to
> actually get those??)

I had to concentrate on (1) Stuff I had good photos of and (2) stuff the US
foamers would like to see. Hence a emphasis on "covered wangons".

> Maybe it is the start of a series of articles :-)

You'd better write to the magazine's editors, then. Steve Barry has said that
reader feedback has demonstrated a general distain for "foreign" (read non-North
America) subjects in Railfan. It's easy to sell "covered wagons" anywhere, though.