On Feb 10, 2025, at 5:00 PM, Peter Vanvliet <peter@...> wrote:

?Group,

I had a lot of links from the NASG web site to the "aftrainmaster" dot com web site. My notes indicated that it was owned/run by a "Jim Hammond". The web site became inactive a month or two ago and it now appears to have been completely taken over by a Chinese (?) company. So, apparently whomever owned the site, legitimately, has somehow let it lapse.

Unfortunately, as these things happen, I am left with no choice but to look for obituaries. So, my question is, was the aftrainmaster web site run by this gentleman:



It mentions that his favorite hobby was trains.

Any leads would be helpful,
- Peter (NASG webmaster)

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Peter Vanvliet (info@...)
owner, Fourth Ray Software
Houston, Texas

(personal web site)

Group,

I had a lot of links from the NASG web site to the "aftrainmaster" dot
com web site. My notes indicated that it was owned/run by a "Jim
Hammond". The web site became inactive a month or two ago and it now
appears to have been completely taken over by a Chinese (?) company. So,
apparently whomever owned the site, legitimately, has somehow let it lapse.

Unfortunately, as these things happen, I am left with no choice but to
look for obituaries. So, my question is, was the aftrainmaster web site
run by this gentleman:



It mentions that his favorite hobby was trains.

Any leads would be helpful,
- Peter (NASG webmaster)

--
Peter Vanvliet (info@...)
owner, Fourth Ray Software
Houston, Texas

(personal web site)

HI Peter:

You’ve probably got this already figured out by now, but since I didn’t see any specific reply on this list, I found the following:

The ?site has a “capture” of that website ?dated February 2024, at??—

which shows the site.?

The next later “capture” ?dated July 2024 shows the Chinese site.

The site says, "If you have questions, please feel free to contact the brothers: jim (at) aftrainmaster (dot) com, and/or john (at) aftraimaster (dot) com.”

The obituary you listed —?says he DOES have a brother John.j

The way the?obituary is worded, it’s not clear to me, whether it's John or John’s wife that is deceased.

At any rate, it looks like the same guy.

I’ll bet you’ve already concluded this by now, right ?.

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| Thanks. ? - ?James Ingram, , ?

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| ? Williamsport PA, Denver CO

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From:?Peter Vanvliet via <peter@...>
Reply:?[email protected] <[email protected]>
Date:?February 10, 2025 at 8:00:16?PM
To:?[email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject:? [S-Trains] AF Train Master

Group,

I had a lot of links from the NASG web site to the "aftrainmaster" dot
com web site. My notes indicated that it was owned/run by a "Jim
Hammond". The web site became inactive a month or two ago and it now
appears to have been completely taken over by a Chinese (?) company. So,
apparently whomever owned the site, legitimately, has somehow let it lapse.

Unfortunately, as these things happen, I am left with no choice but to
look for obituaries. So, my question is, was the aftrainmaster web site
run by this gentleman:



It mentions that his favorite hobby was trains.

Any leads would be helpful,
- Peter (NASG webmaster)

--
Peter Vanvliet (info@...)
owner, Fourth Ray Software
Houston, Texas

(personal web site)

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