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paulstecyna21
| trains magazine news wire Posted by paulstecyna21 on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 6:21 AM who thinks that we should view the news wire for free instaed of subscribing? http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/photos/CW44AC/0001CSX-bc.jpg
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Murphy Siding
| Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 6:48 AM
Who thinks we should eat for free a t restaurants instead of paying? Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
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paulstecyna21 wrote:
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Hugh Jampton
| Posted by Hugh Jampton on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:01 AM who thinks?? Generally a lurker by nature Be Alert It's the 3rd rail that makes the difference.
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dldance
| Posted by dldance on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 8:07 AM Almost everything that is included in Train Newswire is available somewhere on the internet for free. If you don't feel like paying - crank up your search engine and browser and go to work. I appreciate the searching and consolidation efforts that the staff at Trains Magazine makes to put Newswire out. The collection, consolidation, and packaging of relevent railroad information so that I receive my weekly Newswire update with headlines in a single page format is a large effort -- work well worth paying for. Thanks Trains. dd ps - I also do my own searching in addition to Newswire. When I enter the term 'railroad' into my search engines, I get many articles on the underground railroad from pre civil war days. Great information -- but not exactly what I am looking for. Just try entering 'steam', 'coal' and 'railroad' into a search and see what you get :).
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Mookie
| Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:35 AM
Stirring up a little mischief, are we? She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
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CANADIANPACIFIC2816
| Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:06 AM I am paying somewhere in the neighborhood of $35.00 for a one year subscription to Trains Magazine, and this gives me free access to the newswire. And that is not a bad deal at all. I am glad this web site exists because of all it's features, plus the ability to interact with others and share information in the forums. CANADIANPACIFIC2816
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So I think you should kwitcherbitchin.
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SALfan
| Posted by SALfan on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:31 AM The cost of a magazine subscription is a small price to pay for the enjoyment and knowledge Iget from the TRAINS website. Do you have any idea what it costs to put up and keep up a website? It ain't free, pal. The Newswire is probably the most expensive part of the website on a day-to-day basis; I'm grateful TRAINS givesus a forum in which to participate and has someone (or some people) do the work necessary to keep the Newswire running. It's a free country - you are free to not subscribe to the magazine.Just don't female dog about the consequenses of your (in)action.
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tree68
| Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 11:10 AM The cost of my personal website and accompanying domain name (OK, so it's an ego thing) is just over $100 a year. That does not factor in my time in creating and maintaining it, which in the case of a site like Trains, is going to be substantial. My time is "free," too. I have no problem withpaying fora subscription (I have MR, Trains and CT)- access to the website is a bonus. Larry
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samfp1943
| Posted by samfp1943 on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 11:58 AM
GOOD GRIEF! Let's not flog this dead horse, AGAIN!
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CSSHEGEWISCH
| Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 12:24 PM I finally broke down and started subscribing several years ago after buying every month at the hobby shop since 1967. Access to the news wire is a pretty good fringe benefit. The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
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fuzzybroken
| Posted by fuzzybroken on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 4:05 PM I agree with the majority of the posts. I enjoyed the News Wire while it was free, but now that it is a subscriber-only benefit, I think that's just fine. If you still think that something like what we had should be free, set up your own "Railroad News Wire", and put in whatever you want. Heck, put together some forums while you're at it!!! -FuzzyFuzzy World 3
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| Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 4:25 PM
Yes. I agree with you 100%.
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Poppa_Zit
| Posted by Poppa_Zit on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 4:32 PM I agree with the majority of the posts. I enjoyed the News Wire while it was free, but now that it is a subscriber-only benefit, I think that's just fine. If you still think that something like what we had should be free, set up your own "Railroad News Wire", and put in whatever you want. Heck, put together some forums while you're at it!!! Second that, Mr. Broken. paulstecyna21 --here we go AGAIN on this topic, ad infinitum, ad nauseum... Please don't look for support on this topic from the forum members.Instead, explain to us why you think deserve a free lunch, OK? Life is all about making choices. Kalmbachis already providing plenty ofinformation/entertainment to you on the Internet for free. As others have already told you, Kalmbach incurs expenses to assemble and edit the NewsWire. It has a right to recoup any or all of those expenses, even if the revenuecomes indirectly from subscription sales. NOT newsstand sales, but mail subscription sales. So Kalmbachmade a choice of how they will now make the NewsWire available. You made a choice not to subscribe. You can always change your mind. "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. They are not entitled, however, to their own facts."No we can't.
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Charter Member J-CASS (Jaded Cynical Ascerbic Sarcastic Skeptics)|
| Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 8:28 PM Poor kid, must be bored to death and wants to stir up something. Kid, go out and watch trains. That's free too. You need the fresh air anyway- you're breathing out stale posts.
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oltmannd
| Posted by oltmannd on Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:38 AM
I think I should get it free and you should have to pay for my portion. And, not just newswire. Taxes, too. ...and groceries. ....and gas. ....and my electic bill. But, not my phone bill. I can handle that one. "You can have a million dollars and never pay taxes!" - Steve Martin -Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else?http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
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Modelcar
| Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, September 21, 2006 12:36 PM ....No problem having to subscribe to TRAINS {I have for years}, to recieve NEWS WIRE. Quentin
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n012944
| Posted by n012944 on Thursday, September 21, 2006 10:12 PM
Not this again. Are the "threads for everybody" going to come back too? Bert An "expensive model collector"
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paulstecyna21
| Posted by paulstecyna21 on Friday, September 22, 2006 8:35 AM the whole i am saying is that before the website was remodeled we all got the news wire for free right? would like to search the newswire like last time? before they changed the website? http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/photos/CW44AC/0001CSX-bc.jpg
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ValleyX
| Posted by ValleyX on Friday, September 22, 2006 10:51 AM What is it you're trying to say, yes, Newswire used to be free, now it isn't, it's Trains forum, and they may run it as they wish. You could use Google or Ask or some of the other search engines and come up with rail news, if you wish.
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trainfan1221
| Posted by trainfan1221 on Friday, September 22, 2006 12:09 PM It was nice while free, but I will subscribe when I am ready and not to get once available stuff on the website.
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