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Subject: 
Re: D.C. Metrorail Car
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lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build
Date: 
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 01:03:44 GMT
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In lugnet.general, William R. Ward writes:
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 ;-)

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.



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(...) lol Lar is correct. The gauge of LEGO track compared to a minifig to scale would be over 5' wide.... (...) Not to speak for them, but I think they are deciding between the BART and the Frisco.... (dumped .build and general and added (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)

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  Re: D.C. Metrorail Car
 
(...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)

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