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Re: D.C. Metrorail Car
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lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build
Date: 
Mon, 23 Jul 2001 20:31:40 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Kevin Loch writes:
I have finished my D.C. Metrorail car.  It's a bit long for use
on LEGO curve geometry but it is a realistic length.  I think the
actual cars are 75 feet long.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5707

Very cool!  I'm absolutely stunned.  How sturdy is it?  Would it stand
up to a child's playing?  Also, what's the interior like?  I can't
really see inside it very well.

I've got a challenge for you: BART (San Francisco Bay Area Rapid
Transit).  Note: it's not standard gauge - you need to place the rails
farther apart ;-)

--Bill.

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William R Ward            bill@wards.net          http://www.wards.net/~bill/
                    (formerly known as hermit@bayview.com)
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Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: D.C. Metrorail Car
 
(...) What are you, some kind of rivet counter? :-) The track gauge is plenty wide enough as it is! Where is J2 when you need him? The folks who should do BART are BayLTC!!! They are using a takeoff on the BART logo IIRC. (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
  Re: D.C. Metrorail Car
 
(...) It is definately sturdy to run around a track and hold up to adult handling (holding from both ends). It would not survive child play in it's current form. The interior is completely hollow except for 1 2x8 plate running from roof to floor at (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)

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  D.C. Metrorail Car
 
I have finished my D.C. Metrorail car. It's a bit long for use on LEGO curve geometry but it is a realistic length. I think the actual cars are 75 feet long. (URL) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)

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