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(...) work that I don't (yet) have the budget to challange. I wrestle with the use of string as a non-LEGO element, (the Znap qualifies) but suspension bridges allow for much greater span lengths. One might even say they have an unfair advantage for (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Would like to know if anyone has any train stickers to sell
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(...) sets.........Try BAYLIT he has stickers under Misc (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Does anybody have any of the <-O-> stickers sold in sets such as 4565, 4556, ect. that they don't want? I'm a LEGO purist who doesn't put any other types of stickers on my trains, so I'm willing to buy these sticker sets. (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) into (...) at (...) I also had the problem of twisting/rolling at first when a train crossed. This seemed to be reduced when I added the stretchers across the width of the span at intervals, although there was still some roll. Even before the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: PNLTC breaks guiness record!
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(...) Connected and crossed by a train. I think the record requires both that the track be contiguous and formed into a layout, and that a train of some sort traverse it. (...) The train itself I don't think was all that long! 6-8 cars with the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm presuming Ben / David means 7752 pieces of track connected? In lugnet.trains, Tony Hafner writes: (...) I'm very interested in the technical details of this project. How many motors and how far apart were they spaced? How did you keep it (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) This answer is for american practice, rather than european (where cabooses per se were not at all common, although brakevans *were* used)... note that early canadian writings may refer to a caboose as a brakevan. The answer is, of course: "it (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The highest count of moving trains I know of was 32, and that includes 3 monorails, a Duplo train, and a 4.5v train. Unfortunately, the Duplo train kept stopping every 2 minutes. That's a great design for use at home, but makes them really (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) We actually used pure LEGO. There were multiple regulators, each connected to the track at multiple points. The tricky part is to make sure they are all set in the same direction and getting the right amount of juice. -- Tony Hafner Very new (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I haven't heard anything yet from Robert Stack's people. (...) Thanks. And weenie gripes are fine. I don't even care what my wife thinks of the stuff I build. The first picture on the page is offered only as a representation of the model as a (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | PNLTC Breaks World Record for Longest LEGO train track
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On Saturday, August 19, PNLTC broke the previous record for longest LEGO train track, about 1780 feet. The new world record stands at 3343 feet! It took 42 minutes to travel the distance. Thanks everyone for sending rolling stock and encouragement. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks James, Way more detail than I was looking for but your response is greatly appreciated. I really was just wondering what everyone was doing height wise, and if I needed to make my caboose taller (to make it as tall as my engine). I plan (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wayne, all I can say is AWESOME! I thought the schnabel car I built was large. (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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"Jeff Elliott" <jeffe@telepres.com> wrote in message news:39A2C927.CE113F...res.com... (...) I've done a monorail bridge, but only of 5 lengths with no support inbetween. I braced it underneath by building down off of the 2x2 sockets with 2x2 round (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) shorter? (...) Does someone have copies of the various plates? Chris, what I can say is that there are different "plates" (Loading gauges), the common one is Plate "C", and that -just about everywhere- in the US is a minimum of Plate "C" (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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