Re: (erielack) Rights to EL name

["Hank Sundermeyer" <sunderhj_@_att.net>]

If I buy a EL logo boxcar or locomotive and 5% of the purchase price goes 
into the pockets of CSX as unearned profit, what other purpose does it 
serve?  Do they put some of this money back into public service by 
supporting organizations like ELHTS or the ELHS or the ARHS or any other 
organizations that promote public awareness of railroads and their history? 
Why not?  The predecessor names would seem to be useless for anything else.

How have we let companies like CSX and other railroads who have done 
everything they could to destroy the identities of their predecessor roads 
get away with turning around and gouging the public for using these names?

Regards,
Hank
- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>
To: "'Timothy Phalon'" <rivercat12_@_hotmail.com>; 
<erielack_@_lists.Railfan.net>
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 9:29 AM
Subject: RE: (erielack) Rights to EL name


> The last statement I heard from NS is that they will NOT be licensing 
> their name/logo or the predecessors names they own the rights to (EL, 
> Erie, DL&W included)
>
> The UP surcharges are pretty stiff - from what manufacturers are charging 
> for those models, it appears to be at least 5%. Has anyone also noticed 
> that CSX has quietly begun the same program?
>
> - Paul
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org
>> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org]On Behalf Of Timothy Phalon
>> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 9:08 AM
>> To: erielack_@_lists.Railfan.net
>> Subject: RE: (erielack) Rich Man's hobby
>>
>>
>> Speaking of high prices, does anybody know if there is going to be a
>> licensing surcharge for either Erie, DLW or EL like the UP roads?
>>
>> Tim
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