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"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:3aa03359.351644...net.com... (...) Are there any diagrams online of the track layout at Park Street? That would be very interesting, IMO. After visiting New York, however, the T is a tinker (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) THAT'S what that noise is?! WOW, that makes sense! And MAN, it's a SCREEE...EEECH. You'd think they were dragging a 4'x8' slab of sheet metal across the tracks. --Todd (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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"James Powell" <wx732@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> wrote in message news:G9Jq9A.HJp@lugnet.com... (...) Then what's with calling it the Toonersville Trolley? The rt is far from a trolley, and it's very misleading to those who read the group, who were (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Dear friends! Finally I have the pictures online from our train event 2 weeks ago. Enjoy them at: (URL) faivorite pictures is this one: (URL) I have done some minor updates of the site. LMKWYT Sonnich (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 7725 and 7740 for sale
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The following Lego items on sale. Lego nr. - Stock nr. - Description - Price in US$ Building instructions=BI Pictures from some of the legos: (URL) at least IE 4 or Netscape 4 Mentioned if boxed Trains: 7725 - 148 - Passanger train, all bricks and (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Actually, that would be great. It's exactly what I'm looking for - if it's not too much of a pain, it would be greatly appreciated! thanks, shaun (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey uncalled for. Your the one swearing and acting like a two year old. Lugnet is not a place to insult people and if you do purposely insult someone you BETTER have a really good reason, really good reason not just "shut the heck up already (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) HO. I've always considered getting that LRV model. One of my friends in high school was a real subway fan and his model railroad actually was a transit layout, complete with a subway station. He told me of exploring the nether reaches of the (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I haven't been on quite everything. I've never been on the Mattapan Extension, or even down to Ashmont. I think I've just been as far as Quincy Adams (I used to have a friend in Quincy, but I don't think the line even extended all the way to (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) There was a Train store in the Natick Mall that at one point had an small-scale (I don't know all the train scales, I want to say this was HO but that could be wrong, I think N is the tiny one, right?) Green Line trolley. I was so taken with (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't notice much graffitti on the subways in NY. Next to none, I think. The Welcome Back Kotter days are over as far as that is concerend. They've really done a good job cleaning that up. There is graffitti in the tunnels though. But none (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Note that even with the wide swing they still loose contact between the trolley poles and the electricity. Actually I have seen this quite often, usually the bus just costs to the side of the street and the driver gets out and there is a wheel (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Such sets as wheel sets and red bogieplates aren't availible, only motors, points, trakcs, light bricks a.s.o. And, no, there are no doors or windows! So any highpriced items are not availble. I myself need motors, electric inserts, wires and (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) So's Rainman... what's your point? :-) I dunno if it's actually true though. I haven't met a Boston driver I couldn't beat through a squeezedown (think the merges on old I 93 coming into downtown, or the merge shuffle to get to the callahan (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It took me a minute to realise you meant Charles/MGH. :D That intersection isn't *that* bad. You just have to learn how to drive in Boston, that's all. We're all really good drivers here- perhaps you're just not up to scratch. eric (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Because all the criminals hate riding the T??? :-) FUT .fun ++Lar (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Thanks for describing Park St. Station, that was exactly what I was thinking of when I said "complex underground trackage" but I couldn't remember the name. I forgot that I have a T map in my computer bag, as well as a T token, a BART card with some (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Shaun I have a pre war german postcard with a lovely steam train on it. I can scan it for you if you like. Michael Pratt (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The T gets pretty crowded at rush hour also. I'm mostly thinking of the graffitti, though I supose some of that may be put on during the day. I guess it's possible that Boston has somewhat better behaved people (1), but I've been surprised at (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) There's even just a bit of El. on the Green Line (though I think it's dramatically reduced from what it once was). I think they're running a restored PCC on the Green Line now for special occaisions. At least one of those stations has a couple (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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