Ambrose, Horizon’s chief executive officer. The transaction was
approved in early December by the company’s board of direc-
tors. A press release issued by Horizon in December said the
transaction will provide capital to enable the company to pursue
an aggressive growth strategy. Horizon’s current management
team will be retained. The sale is expected to appear seamless to
the company’s suppliers, employees, and customers. Horizon is
currently an employee-owned company, and employs nearly 700
people. It is active in the sale of hobby products in more than 50
countries around the world …
Piedmont Division MR Club
In a recent broadcast of its TV magazine show, “This is Atlanta,”
PBS affiliate PBA 30 presented a report on the Piedmont Division
Model Railroad Club. The club represents a group of over 400
model railroaders in north Georgia. The segment can be viewed
at
youtube.com/watch?v=5UQ6tT0mRWs
...
Boston Trolley Meet Canceled
The Boston Trolley Meet planned for June, 2014 has been can-
celed. Officials noted that increased cost of operations at the
facility and predicted low attendance made it unlikely the event
would break even. The meet was established in 1981 by the
Boston chapter of the National Railway Historical Society …
NEW PRODUCTS FOR ALL SCALES
Bachrus Inc.
)
is selling locomotive run-
ning stands for N scale (9mm)
through G scale (45mm)
equipment. Power applica-
tion can be AC, DC, or DCC
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on any two-rail or three-rail track. The modular design of
the wheel saddles and stirrups provides full support to
all wheels (including tenders) and permits using the sys-
tem on the workbench, in active display, or on any lay-
out track. Visit the above website for complete details.
“Railroading on the Wabash Fourth District”
by Victor Baird,
is available now from Erstwhile Publications, of Fort Wayne,
Indiana
. The book provides a his-
tory of the Wabash Railroad's Fourth District that extended from
Montpelier, Ohio through northern Indiana to Chicago. Track
diagrams, maps, and hundreds of photos are included. Although
slanted to the steam and steam-diesel transition era, a postscript
chapter covers the diesel period through 1964. For additional
information and ordering instructions, visit the above website.
Kalmbach Publishing
will
release
Model Railroad Planning
2014
late this month. This year's
cover story is about modeling the
trackwork required for realistic
operations at the New Orleans
Public Union Terminal, built by
Cliff Powers. Additional features
are depicting the era you want to
model, updating a published track
plan to fit your needs, a 4’ x 8’ rail-
marine track plan, switching a breakfast cereal plant, downsiz-
ing a layout to fit a smaller home, and building a multi-deck
N scale masterpiece. The publication will be available in both
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