This was in my e-mail inbox when I got to work this morning. A friend found it out on the internet and sent it to me. Yes, it has to be a put-on, but it's good for a chuckle nonetheless -Have a great day people -*****************************
ANNOUNCEMENTOn June 15, 2004, Horizon Hobby, Inc., announced that it purchased Union Pacific Corporation, including operating subsidiary Union Pacific Railroad. Union Pacific Corporation is an Omaha, NB based provider of integrated rail transportation. The firm¹s corporate operations will be moved to Carson, Calif., home of Athearn Inc. and Model Die Casting, Inc.; Union pacific Railroads operating department will continue to be based in Omaha. Tim Geddes, Athearn¹s president, will oversee the operations of both actual and model railroad-related product lines.Geddes is quoted as saying that: ³the merger of Horizon¹z model trains with the leading full-size counterpart will, for the first time ever, bring true integration of both prototype and model rail transportation systems.²Notwithstanding the current trademark lawsuit between Athearn, and Union Pacific, Geddes also stated it was³Simply easier and cheaper to buy Union Pacific than to continue with costly trademark litigation. Horizon will now control the use of all modern and historic logos from Union Pacific and constituent railroads, including logos that are not pictured on the Union Pacific Web Site.²In addition, Geddes stated that ³commensurate with the high value of the trademarks, only Horizon¹s model train product lines will have use of Union Pacific and constituent railroad logos.² Horizon will not be offering licenses on Union Pacific¹s trademarks as well as trademarks of predecessor railroads to the model railroad manufacturing community and that current licensing agreements with all model railroad manufactures would be suspended.*********************************Larry Steiner
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