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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry writes:
> "ben medinets" <bmedinets@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:GBLw22.11L@lugnet.com...
> > I've been seriously thinking about trying to acquire another Metroliner
> > and a club car...maybe not in the near future but maybe in a year or
> > 2 to see if I can make a Amtrak Superliner...
> > I've seen some pic's on the internet ....
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> The superliners are by far the best train cars I've ever had the privlege of
> riding in. And I'd even prefer them over VIA's LRC (from an interior and
> comfort standpoint - aesthetically, absoltuely nothing on earth comes close
> to the sight of an LRC streaking past at speed in the Canadian
> countryside...). I took a Superliner from London to Chicago and back in
> January. It was an 11 hour ride, and I enjoyed every minute of it.
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> I'm not joking, the seats in each coach are spaced further appart than
> ANYTHING I've ever seen. I could point my legs STRAIGHT OUT and STILL not
> hit the seat in front of me. Absolutely phenominal legroom. I can't stress
> this enough. There was just so much legroom. The best part was the price.
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> VIA: LRC, Express, Round Trip Toronto>Montreal and back: $134 CDN
> Amtrak: Superliner, Round Trip London>Chicago and back: $109 CDN
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> Phenominal. I'm so going to SFGAm this summer.
That is pretty cool...I've never really been on a passenger train....
but I really think trains are very neat, especially Lego ones....
I've wanted to collect them from the start but my parents didn't have
a lot of money....they stuck to buying me town Lego.
> > I think for my set-up I'll have 2 engine cars (1 real engine, 1 Slug),
> > 2 superlounge cars (2 club cars), 3 passenger cars, and 1 luggage car.
> > This has been going in my head since Saturday/Sunday.
> > I spent several hours looking at pics to see how Amtrak has there
> > trains....
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> Do you have enough pieces to do this?! Wow...!
I'll improvise....Metroliner has over 700 pieces!!!
Got my Fort Legoredo in the mail and will set it up this weekend....
I am now essentially Wild West Complete!!!
Benjamin Medinets
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| "ben medinets" <bmedinets@aol.com> wrote in message news:GBLw22.11L@lugnet.com... (...) The superliners are by far the best train cars I've ever had the privlege of riding in. And I'd even prefer them over VIA's LRC (from an interior and comfort (...) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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