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(...) You only think that way because you've been hanging around with the GMLTC lately... (ducking and running!) :-) JohnG (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Looks like a decent internet company, with a very good selection. I think they ship to almost all of Europe, except fo a couple of countries or so, but they have plans to increase their presence there. They do not, however, ship to the States. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes. "Big red, an homage to the PA-1". I should build another one, when I get that one out it looks kind of primitive now. The state of the art in Lego Train Modeling has advanced a fair bit since december 1997 when that was built. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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If anyone wants to -buy- a 4555, Lego Canada still have some left. LMK, and I can order. I would expect a shipped price to be around 100 US for this set. James Powell (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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There is a new(?) internet site www.toycity.de based in Denmark which will supply "any" current LEGO set anywhere in Europe (only I think) at a very good price. For trains, 4560 is only £45.99 + £3.79 postage to the UK. They have the full tange of (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks Larry, Looks like I'll have to head to the library. Before I try to build the power unit. Your "ersatz Alco" is that Big Red, the engine featured on your web page? Chris <snip everything Larry and I typed previously> (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Each standard loop has 2 straight tracks and 16 curved tracks. There are no straight tracks in the switching rails set. Adrian (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello Could someone one tell me how many straight rails come with the 4559 Cargo Railway set and how many are in the 4564 Railway Express? I'm trying to organize my inventory by set for an auction I'm working on but seem to have too many straight (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) <snipped some good analysis> (...) The people who order power are usually thinking strategically, that is, what is the mix of loads, the track weight capability, the grades, etc, and how is it going to change over the 20+ year service life of (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) or (...) So does Toronto. (although 2 operators) RT, Subway, GO train, Streetcar. Also, if you go to Rockwood, where all the good old streetcars go, you would find out about the light rail that went out that far. As late as the 1948, the TTC (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Oops I foot noted without foot noting! [1] "The Great Book of Trains", Brian Hollingsworth and Arthur Cook, Salamander Books Ltd, London 1998, ISBN 0 86101 919 9. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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My thinking was this: I did not want to give up on the SD 40-2 because of the six wheel per truck issue, but I knew I would need a four wheel per truck to provide power for my train if I made the SD 40-2 a dummy engine which I did to make the six (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) Budd (...) powered, (...) was (...) I (...) Interesting. I put a search for Buddliner into Altavista, and the first entry it popped up was for the Lexington and West Cambridge railroad, whose right of way (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes. Buddliners (note the extra D). THERE's a hybrid. These evolved out of Budd RDCs, I think, and I have heard of versions of these that are Diesel powered, electric powered and unpowered. The unpowered ones are the so called "first (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) roadrailer yes.. ideas ideas.. i might go ahead and use that! (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) or (...) of (...) ground (...) level (...) tracks. (...) There is also some commuter rail which is self powered, though I think Budliners are getting rare. I used to ride these into Boston quite (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes. Time for a little lesson: Commuter: rolling stock built to freight/passenger railroad standards, typically operates on freight right of way (ROW). Couplers typically interoperate with freight/amtrak stock. Power is usually locomotive (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) commuter (...) and I might have enough windows to do it too. What I was talking about were the elevated trains. They are like subway trains like from "Money Train" or "Mercury Rising". But thanks for the help and the idea!!! Mike (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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The GP35 is rather a boring engine in appearance. If you could pull off a GP30, that would be spectacular! Due to some "hacks" at design time, they have rather elaborate and ungainly fairing on the top of the hood which is a result of the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Well, Chris- A GP35 was 56' 2"; an SD45 was 65' 8" (EMD used the longer underframe of SD45 as a standard, which was then used for the SD38, SD39, and SD40). The main difference, however, is that the GPs were a B-B (4-4) wheel configuration, while (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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