Matt K Wrote:
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> I know most if not all of you have seen the full
> page ads placed in recent issues of Trains by a
> Diane S. Segal. Each ad containing railroad
> related poetry and verse, all pertaining to the C
> and O or affiliated companies, each page dedicated
> to Ms Segal's mother Dorothy. I have done some
> googling but the only things that came up were the
> same questions being asked on other forumns as to
> exactly who Ms Segal is and why the memorial
> poems. I did find references listing her as the
> author of several articles for the C and O
> Historical Society.
>
> Anyone know the story behind these "memorial ads"?
> Ive looked thru every issue of Trains for some
> sort of editorial explanation but I havent found a
> thing. They may not need to explain if its a
> privately paid ad, but still. On the other hand
> full page ads, even in a lower circulation
> perodical like Trains must still be pretty pricey.