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I know little about railroading, but image seems to be an important part of it. This sure looks nice to me. I admire this man and his company. Thanks for the photo, Mr. Bookout..
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I'm curious as to how the Chinese QJ ended up on the Corman inventory list.
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Notice how shipping containers are integrated into the shop building. Storage and two walls and it looks like office spaces all in one shot.
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Great Shot! A shot I've always wanted to pull off. This is originally where the QJ was housed...the Containers as part of the building is really cool! Never new one or two actually served as storage though...and Image is very important to Corman...he has repainted much of the bridges in Corman Red.
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Well seen, Thomas...I've thought about doing a dusk shot of the shops ever since I first noticed the light-up signs!
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The QJ arrived at RJC in January of 2008 and was purchased primarily as a marketing tool and part of Mr. Corman's legacy. The reason that the shop incorporates shipping containers is that the city would not give the railroad a building permit, so they stacked containers and added a roof and sides in order to build a building without a permit. Bo, thanks for the comments, I have been thinking about a shot with the signs lit up for awhile too. I'm not sure when the lighted signs were added, but I first noticed them back in the spring this year.
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This comment is posted today August 23, 1913. At around eleven AM today Mr. Corman passed away after his long battle with cancer. Rick put his name on every thing that he owned, and that statement covers a lot of things. To see what he managed to do while he was with us, simply visit his corporate web site and look at each division of his empire. Rick started in railroad wreck clean up, using people he went to school with. Today R.J. Corman's employees number over one thousand. Sitting in Thomas's photo next to steamer 2008 is one of the dinner train cars. Many years ago Rick brought me a Lionel Burlingtion passenger set and had me paint the train as directed. Little did I know that I was painting was the scheme for his soon to be Dinner Train. Earlier this month the Bardstown, Ky. "Old Kentucky Dinner Train" completed it's 25th year, and to celebrate that event Mr. Corman started his new "Lexington Kenucky Dinner Train" the same day. Rick was a greatly innovative individual, and the word (can't) was just not in his vocabulary! Mr. Corman will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
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