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At the front end of some steam locomotives, there are two vertical fins. What are they for? Thanks, Hao-yang Wang (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Do you like monorails?
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(...) They use the same monorails in Miami. They are called People Movers actually. Systems are in service, AFAIK, in Dallas, Miami, and Sydney. They usually are for small inner-city routes (i.e. the Miami route goes all through downtown and (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4565 is $50 off at Zany Brainy
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In lugnet.trains, Tom Stangl writes: <SNIP> Tom, there were 4 or 5 on sale at the San Mateo ZB last Friday. Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Do you like monorails?
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I was working on Sydney (Oz) a few months back, and the Mono-rail there had no driver (or so it appeared). Perhaps this could be a way for TLG to save money if the ever use mono-rail again? (a cynical) Scott A Tobias Möller wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4565 is $50 off at Zany Brainy
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(...) after (...) My local store in CA did NOT have them on sale. I called a few other states, and most ZBs were out of them already, or very low in stock. If you want some, I suggest you call your local ZB *TODAY*, and if they are out, call other (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Do you like monorails?
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Do you like them? I think they are cool, because you can have stations on top of houses, and they move so quiet. They remind me somewhat of a futuristic hover-train. that´s probably why the first monorail was a space one. --Tobias (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Switching from 4,5V to 9V
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Hi Mathias, I'm the "German fellow", who has done a conversion of 9V motors to work on 12V track. If interested follow this link and look into the "Lego Motor History" section: (URL) Godt" Ben BTW: do you know the German Lego-Forum: (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: KB Kids
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(...) They are pretty bad about that from what I can tell. They have screwed up both my order and also one of my friend's by sending us the wrong stuff. My friend didn't even get LEGO. I suggest calling them vs email because they are pretty (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Looking for track
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(...) I'm going to add a comment here: I've ordered 13 of them, and I really cannot afford to order any more for resale, so if you didn't see it the first time, my offer has expired :( James P (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
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(...) Paul, there are a few pictures of it on James's own site, I don't have the URL for it though. James P (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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