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(...) URL to your site? Dean (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
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You can use a motor to control both New or Old Switch Point easily, there are 5 switch points in my layout, some are new type and some are old type, all of them can be controlled by RCX smoothly! I don't know why the modification is needed? (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yep, most railroads still have them. It's just that they tend to get used on local trains only now (A FRED is cheaper for mainline, when you are not switching the train at all). Because the crew is 3 on most mainline runs (or even 2), you (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sydney has (in rough order of actual usefulness): conventional bus, heavy rail (suburban and interurban trains), ferries (various conventional and catamarans), light rail (trams recently re-established on the outskirts of the CBD), and a (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) There is frequently a caboose sitting outside the Dow Chemical yard between outgoing trains, and it sometimes goes away, and is sometimes a different caboose, so I'd guess that it's getting attached to outbound trains, and getting dropped off (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) But does Philly opperate commuter ferries? Just a question I don't know a lot about Philadelphia. Eric Kingsley (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3B5EC557.6488@m...ing.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Philadelphia probably has the same variety of transit options that Boston has. They still have those goofy electric SEPTA busses (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I was on a steam excursion trip July 15th, and we were passed by a freight train with a caboose at the end. It was pretty dark by then, so I couldn't see if anyone was actually riding in the caboose. Sure was neat to see one rolling, though! (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Burlington (early 90's Burlington Northern, Now Burlington Northern Santa Fe)... Railroad, however (...) I like the story though, I wish I lived that close... Last time I saw a caboose was 3 weeks ago, parked on a spur with a rusty older snow (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I saw a CSX train near Harper's Ferry, WV with a bay window caboose as recently as a year and half ago. It might have been a freak occurance though. (...) neat story. -chris (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Tram, There's a Tram less then a mile from were I live, and it has no over head power supply, and runs on 3 (yes 3) rail, the middle being a gear, to climb a steep grade (like 15% grade, or something). If Larry reads this he may know what i'm (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) And you're also a freak... The rest of the GMLTC refers to John as 'the guy who doesn't want his LEGO constructions to look like LEGO'. Maybe it's a good thing that he seldom builds anything that ends up on our layout! JohnG, GMLTC (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Check out my train links page at (URL) are two sections of monorail, layouts and trains. 6 wide has definitely been done. I think 8-wide has also been done. I've been cooking up an attempt at a Boston MBTA Boeing LRV as a monorail, but who (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Definitely. I'm glad to see LEGO provide some American style equipment. (...) That is NOT absolutely NOT a caboose. It's a coach. (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I suspect the guards van doesn't have the same romaticism as the caboose because it wasn't so much a living quarters. Trains are also heavily romanticized in the US because of their role in developing the nation (we wouldn't be arguing about (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) [snip] (...) I have had my 10014 just at hand - here is a view inside the caboose: (URL) is not so great, that you should overtake it. Of course we are able to do things a little better, but it is great, that the caboose has any interieur at (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) PHEW! I'd gone into a bit of a panic the last day or two ... as my WWII German train nears completion, I decided to add a caboose-like car because I was fascinated by the interior detailing that could be added - and then this topic comes (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Simon Bennett" <simon.bennett@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:GH10K4.B15@lugnet.com... (...) Blackpool? (...) I meant quiet by the way! (...) Interesting. I guess that in some respects the infrastructure cost is not necessarily any different (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I got mine yesterday when I came back from work, just 5 days after ordering them (although I had chosen the cheapest and slowes way of shipping). I agree with all, what you have written about the sets and the packages. Especially 10014 is a (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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I was thinking about scale & thought that a 4 wide Monorail is too small. Has anyone built a 5 wide or 6 wide Monorail. Do any issues arrise from building wider than the base? Could someone please point me in the direction of some Monorail MOC's. (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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