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(...) <snip> (...) Hi Wayne, I'm sorry if my post sounded like I was challenging the authenticity of your accomplishment - I figured that since your bridge was evaluated for span length, it was able to stand unaided. From my own (shorter-span) (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: World Record LEGO Bridge
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(...) Jeff, First, to alleviate any rumors to the contrary, there is no support anywhere along the span except the string. It was placed within a couple of inches of the floor to provide a reduced amount of rail climb. The officiating took into (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) Another one of the reasons for the uniform height of most cars was so you could switch cars with people on top of them, controlling the moves via relayed hand signals. Handbrakes also used to be located on top of the cars, and later, on the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Relative height of cars and cabooses
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(...) Hence the PRR's early use of all steel cabeese. However, it was illegal in some areas to put the pushers behind the caboose, they had to be cut in in front of the caboose. One simple reason why: who cares if a coal car is converted into (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Relative height of cars and cabooses
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(...) Right. And cabeese in hilly country often had to have specially reinforced frames because they might have several pusher units coupled on behind them to help get over steep grades. ++Lar (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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