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| (...) What's it supposed to be? I don't know ship names very well but it seems either very old or oriental... I thought of a 'dhow' but don't know if the mast config matches that. Looks cool though. Spotlighted. Red decks. How convenient! (when the (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Re: Language Choices and LUGNET
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| (...) Seems worthy of exploration. The downside is that an important but unpopular message might get downchecked pretty badly. (...) Interesting proposal. the threshold is somewhat reminiscent of the slashdot karma functionality, if you run at +5 (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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| | Re: any update on plans for Cincinnati in July?
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| (...) It's DEFINITELY happening. And it's going to ROCK! Are you on the ILTCO NMRA mailing list? All attending clubs should have a coordinator on that list, that's where a lot of this info has been propagated. Paul Janssen may well post some status (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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| (...) Oh ya, no doubt. I think one of the reasons for this whacky two piston, one cylinder, central combustion chamber arrangement is that in an exhaust port system, with the proper amount of lag between cylinders, you can arrange the exhaust to (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO train wire inductors and DCC
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| (...) Are these inductors or chokes? In other RF interference suppression applications I had understood that there was no connection, just that the wire was routed through. There would still be some coupling (and back EMF?) though... Sorry I don't (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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| (...) Well now I'll display MY ignorance... I know that a lot of 2 cycle engines are valveless but I did not think it was mandatory that they not have exhaust valves. Anyway, I am pretty sure the FM is 2 cycle, I think the Alco 244 was (but too lazy (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Language Choices and LUGNET
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| (...) Yes, I just did a little test with this one (URL) was the first person to spotlight it when it came out. But he's got 13 others, is at the top of the list and so I think I can safely retract now... So I did. you can click on the details link (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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| (...) Is *that* what it was, I thought you were baiting with that pejorative term... (1). But more importantly, what are you babbling about? I *know* what the engine term is. So does Tim. This is lugnet.trains after all, so why should I google for (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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| (...) (snip) (...) (URL) page 60 or (URL) those last ones for best results) Those same engines were used in the FM TrainMaster diesels... Ironically, FM also now has the replacement/maint parts license for Alco/GE diesels... But... you're kidding (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Junction, Petticoat Junction!
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| (...) Remember also that in "Teahouse of the August Moon"(1)(2) Eddie Albert plays the investigator sent out by the army to see what sort of problems Glenn Ford is having... rather than turn him in for not getting the school built, he gets all (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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| (...) Fairbanks Morse diesel locoomotives used a very successful opposed piston (1) diesel engine first developed for us in US Navy subs. (URL) - two pistons sharing a common combustion chamber per cylinder, IIRC... (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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| (...) A very poor rendition when viewed at this remove (although it did have the long nose)... it is ironic that you mention that at this time. (and that's all I will say) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Junction, Petticoat Junction!
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| (...) rounds with tubing up the middle, or even 1x1 squares. But it's a great scene. Thanks for sharing, Brian! Spotlighted. (...) Ya me too. I always liked the opening sequence, especially when they fling their petticoats over the top of the tower (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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| (...) It was a merger rather than outright purchase, I think. BN was bigger than ATSF but as sometimes happens, many of the ATSF people ended up running things at least for a while, as ATSF was arguably a better run railroad pre merger than BN. (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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| (...) Sorry, that thing is ugly. No offense, it looks like it has a lot of power and sophistication, great technology, etc, and it would be an interesting model, but it is fugly ugly. There's no accounting for taste I guess. I personally like the (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Thinkin' 'bout takin' up drinkin'
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| (...) So is there any truth to the rumor that your relatives got their start in the racing engine business supplying "deliverymen" during prohibition ??? (oh ya, awesome moc, spotlighted. Needs to be more coppery though, which is a hard trick given (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LUGENT Traffic?
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| (...) In the past it sometimes but not always been indicative of a lot of spiders and webcrawlers scanning the site... hmm... you by any chance haven't had anything to do with making LUGNET more attractive to SPIDERS lately, have you Duane??? ((URL) (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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