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(...) Most of the times on the railroad that I work for (Norfolk Southern), if one is referring to the points of a switch, we call them points, as in to make sure there is nothing fouling the points before throwing a switch, i.e. something that fell (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: DCC Project Survey
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Put me down as a 3. I assume that DCC decoders are cheap enough that I could equip ~15 motors and not choke at the expense. (Forgive my naivete about model railroading - I haven't bought a non-Lego train since the mid '70s.) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Track combinations using two ovals
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(...) <UI deleted> And where's the fun in that? Jasper (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: DCC Project Survey
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Put me down as a 3 and I'd probably get 5 or 6 units if the price were reasonable. (300-400 total for 5 units and the interface to my PC) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Crossover. This typically will mark the beginning or end of a block in CTC territory. It typically did not require an interlocking tower. (...) A crossing. There is no implication of connection from one track to the other. However, since the (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: DCC Project Survey
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(...) Matt, Put me down as 4 and maybe 5.... Thanks Jim (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: DCC Project Survey
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(...) That's one reason I was reluctant to work on it before Christmas, with the lack of any new trains for 2 years and with all the electronic gizmos Lego have been making I was worried that maybe they had been busy working on a DCC [1] system of (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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It's a great idea. One Lego should have come up with by now. (3). Perhaps Lego will copy your design and make their own, the same way they stole your crossing track;) BTW, can it be Mac compatible? -John (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: DCC Project Survey
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(...) I'll choose #3 as well. It has been a lifelong dream to have several trains running on a big layout controled from my computer. If the process of putting it togther only requires minimal "amatuer" soldering, I may be up to putting it (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Put me in at #3. Of course, if you develop this and sell it, I will finally have to give up using 12V track and accessories and buy 9V. That is, unless you also devlop a version using the 12V center rails :) (...) -- Thomas Main (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Asher, (...) Or a mirrored one. You can make a fairly presentable dogbone that way. You need to get yourself a copy of track designer. Go to the train depot and get yourself a copy. This is a brilliant program! Far better to doodle with track (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | DCC Project Survey
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How many people are interested in my DCC project? Please email me with an interest level (0-5) 0. I think it's a silly idea. 1. Yes it's interesting but I'm happy with standard LEGO trains. 2. If I could buy it ready-made and it was cheap, I might (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | RE: Track combinations using two ovals
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If you use one of the ovals to do the ends of an oval, and use pieces from the other oval to fill in the sides in a curvy pattern, then you can do anything, as long as you put the same arrangement in both sides of the oval. Simon (URL) What (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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What combinations can I make using pieces from two oval track sets? I've tried several combinations but they always are a little off. -- Asher (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My Own Creation IIRC :-) (...) It should be in the RTL FAQ IMO. Carbon 60 (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Rocky Ridge... Canyon?
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I apologize for my ignorance- what's MOC stand for? I can't find it in the FAQ for rec.models.railroad which I assume it originates from. (nor in a FAQ for rec.toys.lego, which contains no explanations for the frequent use of TLA's in RTL) (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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The Rocky Ridge playscape isn't real lego. So you can paint without a qualm, but you have to think twice before using it in an MOC. Steve (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4553
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(...) Most of us believe this set will be generally available in all countries that sell the 9V train line. S@H is not yet taking orders for it, last time I checked (...) One place to see the picture is: (URL) tends to put the 9V label on things (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The listed units can all operate on their own. It was the IC3 (three box diesel version of the IR4) that were tested in the US. There are pictures from the test runs at <URL:(URL). Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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