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(...) Here is a typical(1) consist for a 15 or so car train from the heavyweight era that I just made up, but which ought to be fairly representative. Starting from the front: -baggage -baggage -Railway Post Office -Dormitory -Coach -Coach -Coach (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) I just happened to be surfing looking for some Hiawatha info the other night, and came up with this URL: (URL) has scanned an original, full brochure on the Milwaukee Road's Olympian Hiawatha-- what a cool primary resource:-) -John (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) snip lots of useful information (...) Lar, What is the difference between a dome car and an observation car? Is a dome car just an observation car that fits in the middle of a train? By my interpretation even though both the "Club Car" and my (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yep. Like: (URL) last photo). And yes, we did steal the idea from the same place :) James (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Very nice VIA train set. Nice yellow nose. What did you do for the yellow stripe curving around the tail-end of the last car in the set? Is that sticker-tape, or is there a yellow curved plate? later, James Mathis (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sort of. Oh boy. Books can be written on this topic. Many books HAVE been. Go read them for more detail Pardon my terseness, I am in Houston between flights, enroute to San DiLego for the (non)Wedding Fest. Railroads tend to order custom. So (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Would you characterize "bi-level" as "dome-nature"? My impression has been that bi-level cars are fully bi-level (and pretty darn tall), but then I haven't ever really studied passenger trains much (actually, I tend not to be too much into in (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sticky tape. The blue 2x2 macaroni pieces are from the cement mixers in 4565, and then the tape is carried (perhaps was :), around the back of the cars. The cars were rather fragile, the bogie's are only held in place by a 1x4 plate, and the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No. Bi-levels are not "dome-nature" (for example, the METRA commuter cars, or the GO cars, or the Southern (UK) railway cars(1)), but are simply a way to get more people into the space available. Fortunately, railways have not taken this to (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) discussion since I'm mostly a space head) I worked for Colorado Railcar last year and they build specialty dome cars. Mostly diners and galley cars. You can see examples at their site. (URL) this helps sombody out... -Duane (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Whoa. Cool link, Duane! What a great resource for a modern passenger train! Thanks! -John (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I guess that its fair to say that you've left Houston already? I'd enjoy meeting you (wouldn't rule out a trip to the airport) if you're still here! james Simpson (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Oh, the AGONY of trying to build them, though! You'd have to raid DOZENS of Paradisa sets for the curved-top windows for a car! (...) -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | iPlanet Support - (URL) A (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Snip all the information (thanks by the way) Whoa! Lots of information there. I just wondered what you meant by dome as compared to observation. It seems that both dome car and observation cars serve the same varied purposes and that they have (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Excellent Link! Thanks, Chris (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No. The defining characteristic is windows across the roof so you can look up and out and over... Ask me tonite if that doesn't make sense I'll explain in person. ++Lar (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No, there are different distinguishing features. (and no, I'm not in Houston any more, I am in Carlsbad, CA). A car can be both but it has to *have* both natures. (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not so strange when you realize that pretty much ALL of it came apart in shipping. (Sure are glad you used all those Ziploc bags.) I was able to intuitively reconstruct all but the SNOT engine. With so much going on I forgot about the photos (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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