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Re: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference Improvement Work in Good Shape
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lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains
Date: 
Wed, 24 Mar 1999 19:11:08 GMT
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lpien@iwantnospamSAYNOTOSPAM.ctp.com
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Pedant alert...

One could make the argument that 2585 is mis-categorized. It's a self
propelled vehicle, not a car. Cars are characterised by not having
motive power. Given the current choices (cars, locomotives, buildings,
Train Set (and why the different pluralizations??) ) I would put it with
locomotives. Also, all the sets returned by:
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=Road+N%27+Rail are not cars,
they are self propelled and therefore ALSO belong with locomontives.

But I would stump for a new choice: "Maintenance of Way" (MOW), and put
the handcar, all 4 of the Road N'Rail sets, the 4533 rotary snow plow
and the 4552 crane in it. That last one is very clearly MOW too.

Also 3225 is miscategorised, as it's a complete train, with locomotive,
and therefore should be in Train Sets rather than in with cars.

4532 could be argued as a kind of accessory track rather than a
building. But it's both. I'd say it's more trackish than buildingish,
though. If you look in a Lionel Catalog, you'll find crossings in with
the track, not the buildings.


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  Re: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference Improvement Work in Good Shape
 
(...) YOU'VE written "could care less..." and you're calling yourself pedantic? (kidding) :-) [Please don't start this flame again, I respect both sides of this argument, and just happen to believe that the "couldn't" crowd is the pedantic half] (...) (25 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)

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(...) Nope. The one value where I unintentionally typed an uppercase V (the first) has been fixed. Can't explain the second one. (...) I'm not sure I'm understanding here; Are you thinking that 4.5V Trains/Accessory Elements are linked to 1992 (?) (...) (25 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.database)

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