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Subject:	Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
Newsgroups:	lugnet.org.ca.nalug
Date:	Thu, 27 Sep 2001 15:54:34 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, James Brown writes: > Our train layout this last weekend was a great success Everything looks terrific!! Great work! > "power zones" for the trains had them automatically speeding up on the > straights, and slowing on corners and through the rail yard; it was a big > crowd pleaser. So I am dying to know how you peformed this feat. Can you share? Thanks! Jake --- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET Member #211

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		Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
(...) Easily enough; we can't even claim credit for the idea (though I don't recall who we stole it from): Electrical tape. A bit of electrical tape to break the conductivity between adjoined track sections, and multiple controllers per loop. (I (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)

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		NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
Our train layout this last weekend was a great success, and we again collected the 2nd place "people's choice" award. Our major goal this year was to have lots of automation, and I think we managed to acheive it. Highlights include: fully automated (...) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.ca) !

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