Congrats on the new western timetable plan!
The only question now is what Timetable the state of Idaho will fit into??
Will Idaho be split between two timetable regions in a North/South line??
Thank you so very much for your hard work and dedication David.
--- Daniel

David Curlee Wrote:
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> Now I sort of wish I could take back what I wrote
> last November. =) The plan has changed slightly
> after some further research on my part and the
> feedback I received from the survey responses. If
> I haven't said so already, the survey input has
> helped immensely and I'm grateful for everybody
> that offered their opinions on this matter.
>
> Here is the revised plan as it stands right now.
>
> Northwest Timetable #8 will be released this
> summer. For the first time ever, Montana will be a
> part of the Northwest Timetable.
>
> Once the Rocky Mountain #7 and Southwest #5
> timetables sell out (probably another 2 years from
> now) these regions will be consolidated with the
> Mountain Plains timetable as follows:
>
> Colorado-Wyoming-Nebraska-Kansas in one timetable
> to replace the Mountain Plains and part of the
> Rocky Mountain timetable. (Note: Kansas will be a
> new addition.) Arizona-Nevada-New Mexico-Utah will
> be in another timetable to replace the Southwest
> and the remaining parts of the Rocky Mountain
> timetable.
>
> The Mountain Plains, Rocky Mountain, and Southwest
> Timetables range from poor to fair in terms of
> sales and inventory turnover. The reason Rob
> released new editions 3-4 years apart is because
> it took that long to deplenish the inventory of
> the existing release. Consolidating these three
> regions into two regions will speed up the
> inventory turnover and make for more frequent
> releases. In addition, it makes for less
> production work and reduced printing expenses on
> my end, which in turn will make buying the
> timetables less expensive overall.
>
> I don't know yet how much the new CO-WY-NE-KS and
> AZ-NV-NM-UT timetables will sell for, but a safe
> guesstimate would be around $25 each. Under the
> current arrangement, these states would be split
> into three separate timetables costing about $20
> each. If you bought all three, it would cost $60
> as compared to $50 with the new regions that I
> have planned.
>
> David Curlee