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Scott, A good question to ask. Assuming you will have two lines/loops, I recomend one controller on each loop, with a pair (or more) or switches connecting the two loops. With this sort of layout you can move your trains between loops easily. It (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry; Sorry, Larry, I stand corrected. I humbly ask for forgiveness, I remember that discussion for 3225 now. I still think it is a Town junior approach to the trains, however. I could not get myself to buy it. I can't seem to find your review on (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Greetings All; I have torn down my current city and am resetting it up for both a monorail line and two train lines. I want to have a passenger train one as well as a freight line. I have bought 4 train sets, plus a few train cars (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) 3225 Cargo train is a good value. I have 3, I think, and plan to get several more. The per piece price on bogies, motor, red windows, low slopes, etc, is quite attractive. And I think it's a cute set in its own right, see my review. However (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Yes, they also made it for that awful cargo train sometime last year, with the SAHS catalog with the California Semi flying past a broken bridge, if I remember right. I wasn't going to buy it, just for the caboose. Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Ya! and check out the neat alternate models including an open air coach. Cool. Thanks for the pointer. (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Yes, It's True! Lego once made a Caboose, and the Instruction scans were uploaded to kl.net! It is set number 164: (URL) Just thought you all would like to know! Jeff (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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From www.lego.com (press relase) "There are no fewer than seven new products in LEGO SYSTEM Train. They are the car-transporting Alp Express train, a railway station, a container crane, a service wagon, a train wash, new points and a snow-clearing (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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No, I don't _think_ you all have misled me...but that's beside the point. The point is, was that unfortunate minifig rushed to a nearby hospital with no back walls and DID HE MAKE IT?!! {:O (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Sorry, I didn't mean to mislead you...but haven't we all done it? (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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hehehe...nope...The First "Railcars" were steam, with what looked like a 0-4-0 (well, it -was- a 0-4-0) under one end, and a regular bogie under the other. Then came Sentinel/Cammel Railcars, which started out looking the same, then became (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Now hold on just a gosh durn minute! I thought I was going to see a "train crash" when I downloaded your movie, not LEGODEATH II: The Metroliner Strikes Back! Bad form Jack! Run Home Jack, Run Home Jack, Run Home *splat*...... (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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A train crash page, a cool idea! Go for it! I like a good crash. Robin W. (...) they (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Sorry, the page is (URL) direct link to the "accident" is (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Reminds me of my favorite band... The good old Grateful Dead... "Driving that train.... Casey Jones you better watch your speed!" -- Bryan (someday I will make a Jerry mini-fig) Ben Fleskes wrote in message ... (...) crashes. (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Ben, I would love to see train crashes. My favorite involves ships, planes, vehicles, and trains myself. (I played Simcity way too much! :) ) (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) they (...) Any chance to see that on TLC or FOX in the comming month? Martin :) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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As you can tell from the QT movie on my site I always enjoy some good LEGO train carnage! Chris (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Whew, I'm glad you don't work for Amtrak. =:*)p --Todd (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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All- Yet another great Pacific Northwest Lego train event was held this weekend in Portland, Oregon, at the Great American Train Show. The layout featured an entirely new Waterfront area covering 15 square feet with three bridges. The largest of (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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