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  Re: How big were box cars in 1900?
 
(...) my best and favorite sorce for general info like what your seeking is museum sites. here's the one i use most often: (URL) it appers that box cars durring the early 1900's were on average 9'6" wide and todays are about 10'6". for length it (...) (21 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Did Someone Say Monorail?
 
(...) Diabolical and filthy, McSpamcake! Thr33 ch33rs! JOHN (21 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
 
  Did Someone Say Monorail?
 
Hello all, 3vilrain Monorail - (2 URLs) I've been wanting to do this idea for some years, and I finally had everything I needed. It uses no official monorail parts, no parts were modded to make this design work, and the design is all Lego parts. (...) (21 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX) !! 
 
  Re: Train Factory palette
 
(...) Ooh, I like your V2... it has lots of parts that non trainies would like too (they can trade off the few train specific things like wheels...) Some nits to pick I think I'd go with more large windows than small, maybe 2:1? Have to agree on the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 
  How big were box cars in 1900?
 
So, I have seen references to box cars being as short as 36 feet and as long as 50 feet at the turn of the last century. However, I didn't see these numbers in any authoratative context. So, anyone got a good source for really old American rolling (...) (21 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)

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