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John Gerlach <john.gerlach@bestbu...ospam.com> wrote in message news:FruKv4.CA0@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) You need a bigger trailer! heehee :) I would seriously consider sticking with modules of standard baseplates, I know it is none of my (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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The PNLTC standard has been good to us. Transporting the legs, as James brings up, is a drawback, but they can be easily made with a minimal amount of materials beyond the scrap from the table top. And they are very sturdy. I've sat on the tables (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Ah, who cares what gauge we make our railroad? No one else is ever going to build a railroad within 100 miles of us, so the fact that we're incompatible with everyone else doesn't matter. - president of a forgotten railroad, ca. 1835... (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) In order for me to be wrong in the way you allege, I would have had to have alleged that the Triplex was the longest US steamer. I didn't. So you're wrong about my being wrong. :-) In order for me to be wrong in the way John alleged, a model (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) "ever"? Sooner or later, there will be a big North American Lego train show with lots of clubs attending. I bet it happens in less than ten years. When that happens, everyone who builds to 60" instead of 65" will be happy they did so. /Eric (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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Wow John you are a brave man indeed. I have a hard enough time monitoring the trains, and keeping an eye out for run away toddlers (and if anyone has one they know that a couple of pieces of rope mean nothing), but having to keep an eye on the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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James Powell wrote in message ... (...) 161 (...) found (...) Hmm, you came up with exactly the same web page as I did! How did you find it? I searched on Alta Vista for: "+erie +triplex +longest" Frank (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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John Neal wrote in message <38D95EDE.7BFAE53A@u...st.net>... (...) studs (...) think (...) Big (...) <not (...) Here's an interesting page: (URL) you define "steam engine" as powered by steam, then the biggest in many ways is The Norfolk and (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) <not (...) According to: (URL) are _both_ wrong. N&W's Jawn Henry was the longest steam engine, at 161 feet or so :) So, moral of the story is to check the web, because all answers can be found somewhere. :) James P (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter writes: <snip> (...) <snip> Serious question: How likely is it that we'll ever be at a show where we need to think of "compatible modules"? The closest other train club (so far) to us is where? Georgia? PNTLC? We (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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