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Warning, pedant alert. (...) Of thinwalls. Window count is none, I think. :-) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Retarders (was Re: Train Stoppers)
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While we are on the subject of stopping rail cars... Does anyone have any ideas for a pneumatic powered retarder for use in WAMALUGs new hump yard(1)? In real life, retarders are hydralic powered machines that grab the wheels of freight cars was (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes. I believe this is how derails used to be done a long time ago. But doing it this way requires actual trackwork, in that a section of rail needs to be removed, and some very precise relaying of track (with plates below to support the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Stoppers
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(...) Yes, the cybermaster touch sensors have resistors in parallel to the switch, while the RIS touch sensor doesn't. The cybermaster uses the resistors to find out which touch sensor is connected to which switch. If you put them in _series_ and (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: How many windows does 4561 Railway Express come with?
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(...) Yes, that's correct. The odd 1x4x3 is behind the engineer. Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. Schamus)... (No, I don't work for TLC, but I want to...) Card carrying LUGNET MEMBER: #70 Visit (URL) & (URL) wait is (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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