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John Meyncke posted:

Brian, I think you're one of the East Coast OGR members that has migrated to my neck of the woods. Welcome to Southern California. It's mostly sunny, but with some wind and rain mixed in about two days a year....lol  Those Miller signs sound great, post a picture if you can.

John

 

John, thank you for the welcome!  I am enjoying the weather here, except for all the rain and those chilly 60 degree temperatures the last few days. 

Since we don’t have basements here, my Miller OGR signs are packed away in storage until I can get my layout building constructed. They are window sized signs. 

I also have the OGR pin pictured above. 

I am thinking that this topic would make for a great 50th year anniversary story in the magazine!  Can't figure out why we didn't think of this...!  Thanks goodness for forum members like you guys!  OK...Ed....get to work and lets see what you can come up with.  You have lots of contributors here and surely a few interviews with key folks should result in finding out most if not all promotion items OGR made over the years.  Guys...keep these coming!!

You know, my first York gave me quite an open door into all the other things besides trains. Something in particular stuck with me and took a bit to track down today that definitely belongs here. I know I'm a little choked up because of the recent events since Sunday's post, and you all may be as well. I don't rightly know if these were something that was for sale way back when, I just remember Marty posting the below.

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A couple of years ago, I decided to try to obtain OGR Tour Cars. I decided to convert them to scale wheels and Kadees (I haven't done the MTH cars yet). Here's what I've obtained so far (the last two were released by MTH; the others are Weaver):

OGR 24th Anniversary. This one is autographed by Jim Barrett, Fred Dole, Ed Boyle, and Myron Biggar.

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OGR 25th Anniversary

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OGR 100th Issue Commemorative

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OGR 1990

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OGR 1991

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OGR 1997

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OGR Weaver Models Tour 2004

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OGR MTH Tour 2008

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OGR MTH Tour 2009

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John Meyncke posted:

Dave, 

This is an astonishing piece of historical detective work! The tire cover is without a doubt the finest article of OGR memorabilia there is! With the news about Marty, it is so appropriate right now. Please accept my sincerest thanks for finding this and posting this.

John

No problem John. Not knowing Marty like everyone else has had the opportunity to is something I wish I could have. I do remember that 2017 York very well because it was my first and my coworker Bob came with me. I do remember seeing Marty there in the Gold Hall(can't remember exactly where he was). I think it was just before York or maybe after that I started following him. I couldn't remember what the topic Marty put it as, but knew OGR Tire Cover would probably shake it out in the search.

I was telling Bob(my coworker) about Marty. He hopes that some good news will break.

Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:

You know, my first York gave me quite an open door into all the other things besides trains. Something in particular stuck with me and took a bit to track down today that definitely belongs here. I know I'm a little choked up because of the recent events since Sunday's post, and you all may be as well. I don't rightly know if these were something that was for sale way back when, I just remember Marty posting the below.

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Nice picture of Marty.

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I have three OGR pins & MY favorite from Myron is the OGR Tote Bag.  I have used it at all the train shows I go to.  It has held up very well.   The OGR Beep #2005 of which I ordered in person with Ed for #2002, but I kept # 2005.  He sent me an email stating I was the first to purchase the OGR BEEP (I kept the email ).  My Beep is also used to run the Christmas train each season.  I have a couple of boxcars with the OGR logo on them, but I decided not to dig for them right now (If I run across them, I'll post them here).  Dennis

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Putnam Division posted:
Ed Boyle posted:

Peter,

Yep.

That's the same packaging I have for my sign. Now to take it out, light it up and photograph it.

Peter, I would appreciate it if we could use your packaging for a photograph...yours is in better shape than mine.

We will be gentle.

Ed

Certainly, Ed.......let me know when you want to do it.....

Peter

Peter...the best thing to do is to take some good quality pictures of your packaging with the sign in it.  Sending it to Ed and then getting it back to you really doesn't make sense when all we need is a few pictures. 

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Putnam Division posted:
Ed Boyle posted:

Peter,

Yep.

That's the same packaging I have for my sign. Now to take it out, light it up and photograph it.

Peter, I would appreciate it if we could use your packaging for a photograph...yours is in better shape than mine.

We will be gentle.

Ed

Certainly, Ed.......let me know when you want to do it.....

Peter

Peter...the best thing to do is to take some good quality pictures of your packaging with the sign in it.  Sending it to Ed and then getting it back to you really doesn't make sense when all we need is a few pictures. 

Will do!

Peter

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