ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ For The Railroad Enthusiast Rowland Fogarty - SYSOP P.O. Box 4953 - Covina - CA - 91722 ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º The Railway Express BBS º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ (818) 915-5048 - 24 Hours - 1200 to 14,400 MNP ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ * Host of RailNET QWK Echo Mail Network * Dec. 1993 ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ *** Editor's Note: The body of this file was written by Alan Apollo, Sysop of Laser~Coast~Line BBS in Santa Monica, CA, 310-394-1214. We gratefully thank him for allowing us to use his file and insert the names RailNET and The Railway Express where appropriate. Thanks to his efforts and assistance to Sysops entering the complex enviornment of echo mail operations for the first time, many of the pitfalls and hours of trial and error testing and debugging have been gratefully avoided. Thank you Alan! This is the information package for RailNET. This new QWK mail network went online in June, 1993, and is dedicated to the Railroad Enthuiast. Our goal is to promote a system that will serve as a vehicle for the exchange of informa- tion, ideas, opinions, questions, and answers about all areas of interest in- volving those fascinating machines that ride on rails. I would like to thank you for taking the time to look over this file and if you haven't already decided to join the RailNET family, I hope you will climb aboard and join the fun. There is no requirement to carry all the conferences unless you wish to parti- cipate as a HUB for RailNET. The only exception is the RailNET Administration Conference which must be carried by all systems echoing RailNET traffic. The purpose behind this requirement is to insure that all members of RailNET will receive any information that needs to be distributed to the Sysops regardless of whether they are carrying only one conference or all the conferences. If this is your first venture into the world of Echomail, do not be intimi- dated by the worry that you may make a mistake in getting setup properly. We will be more than happy to walk you through the process for configuring your system as a HUB or NODE for RailNET, and mistakes are bound to happen. The key is to identify them quickly and make the necessary corrections. So, once again, if this is your first time trying to echo mail packets, don't worry about it, let's get going on having some fun watching our message traffic flow throughout the system. Last but not least, let it also be known the the logo of this network is RailNET (verbatim). ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ The follow is a listing of available conferences. Please note that conference number 10 should be carried by all BBS's echoing from The Railway Express. Please also note that the conferences begin at 1 on The Railway Express Host system, however, these can be numbered differently on your system. It is only necessary to make sure that the proper conference number for your BBS is specified in the RWYEXPRS.CFG file. RN:RailNET Administration should NOT be made available to the general public! It is for Sysop/Conference Host use only!! ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ Listing of Host RailNet Conferences ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ RN:Model Railroad Clubs........ 1 ³ RN:Freight RR's Q&A - Info......... 2 RN:Live Steamer's - Diesel..... 3 ³ RN:LGB-Guage 1-Lionel-"O".......... 4 RN:HO-HOn3-N-Z Scales.......... 5 ³ RN:Amtrak & Rapid Transit.......... 6 RN:Vintage Interurban.......... 7 ³ RN:Steam & Diesel Discsn........... 8 RN:Fan Trips - Tourist RR's.... 9 ³ RN:RAILNET ADMINISTRATION..........10 RN:For Sale or Trade...........11 ³ RN:Wanted, To Buy or Trade.........12 ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ RailNET Conference Descriptions ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ All Conferences are not allowed Private Messages or Alias's unless they are denoted with one of the following characters: P-Private Messages Allowed A-Alias Allowed [1] RN:Model Railroad Clubs - Available To All Users ---------------------------------------------------- This conference is for the discussion of Model Railroad Club operations of all scales from 1.5 inch Live Steam & Diesel to Z, as well as Open House announcements, member recruitment, bulletins, rundays, work days, special events, etc. [2] RN:Freight RR's Q&A - Info - Available To All Users ------------------------------ This is a conference for questions, answers, and information about the the operation and equipment of Freight Railroads in general. These may in- clude, but are not limited to items such as, train watching/chasing, ques- tions about train operation or makeup, routing, schedules, company policies, signal systems, rules, etc. [3] RN:Live Steamer's - Diesel - Available To All Users ------------------------------------------------------- This conference is for the discussion of Live Steam modeling of all scales including Diesel models in the 1.5" scale. This conference will most like- ly revolve around the larger scales, but smaller scales are not excluded. Diesel was included because of the rise in popularity of the 1.5" scale gas-powered Diesel locomotives. [4] RN:LGB-Guage 1-Lionel-"O" - Available To All Users ------------------------------------------------------ This conference is for the model enthusiast that wants to discuss modeling techniques, new equipment releases, needs an assist on locating parts, etc. [5] RN:HO-HOn3-N-Z Scales - Available to All Users -------------------------------------------------- Same as Conference #4 but limited to the scales in the Conference title. [6] RN:Amtrak & Rapid Transit - Available to All Users ------------------------------------------------------ Communications for Amtrak and Rapid Transit discussions. Schedules, new equipment, routing, operation, pros & cons of equipment design, modeling, etc. [7] RN:Vintage Interurban - Available To All Users -------------------------------------------------- Whether your riding "The Big Red Car" on the Pacific Electric, the old MTA narrow guage street car down the "J" Line on Whittier Blvd., or modeling that Interurban line in northern Vermont, this is the place to be. [8] RN:Steam & Diesel Discsn. - Available To All Users ------------------------------------------------------ This conference is for the discussion of Prototype Steam and Diesel motive power operation, construction, design, performance, etc. [9] RN:Fan Trips - Tourist RR's - Available To All Users -------------------------------------------------------- Announcements, discussions, questions, or suggestions for a trip on your favorite Tourist RR, will be found in this conference. Rode an interesting line, tell us about it here. [10] RN:RailNET Administration - NET SYSOPS ONLY (P) ------------------------------------------------ This is a MUST-CARRY conference for ALL BBS's that are echoing mail from The Railway Express and is the communication link between this HOST and all of its HUB/NODES. This conference should NOT be made available to the gen- eral public. Access should be limited to Sysops ONLY to echo mail from The Railway Express and any RailNet conference moderators. This conference will inform you of any activity or changes that may affect the flow of mail from this BBS. Your comments and suggestions for operation of the NET are strong- ly advised! [11] RN:For Sale or Trade - Available To All Users -------------------------------------------------- Often we have "extras" or something that just isn't getting any use anymore so why not turn it into some cash to help fund that next branchline of trade it for that vintage car you've been needing. Because of the legal problems involved, this is for private party ads only. PLEASE!!! NO retailers, vendors or commercial ads. [12] RN:Railroad Games ----------------------------------------------------- Dedicated to discussions of ONLINE railroad Doors and Shareware/Copywrited Railroad Games. [13] RN:General Chat For General Talk on the RailNet! There is no topic of discussion for this Conference. This is a good way for all users to get to know one another. ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ Please feel free to suggest new and unique conferences that will be attractive to other users of RailNET. We do not intend however to duplicate conferences on other networks. ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ If you are intersted in joining RailNET.... please complete the Railnet.APP included with this packet and leave it as a message at The Railway Express BBS in Southern California at the following numbers : The Railway Express BBS (818) 915-5048 1200 - 14.4k (24 hours) or For questions (818) 915-2664 Voice 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM PST Or write to us at: Rowland W. Fogarty The Railway Express BBS P.O. Box 4953 Covina, CA 91722