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Re: brick/plate height ruler...
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 27 Apr 2001 22:51:41 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi*IHateSpam*.chem.tulane.edu
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi writes:
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> > Lar,
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> > 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 observation car[1] have
> > observation domes the "Club Car" would be a dome car, but my observation car >is
> > an observation car because it designed to go at the end of a train. Is this >right?
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> Sort of.
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 the same varied construction (some
have bubbles some don't). The big difference seems to be that an observation car
resides at the end of a train.
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> no time to look at yours now but I will later.
No need to go check, you have already commented on it (it was a good comment
too, thanks.)
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> ++Lar
Chris
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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. (24 years ago, 28-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 (...) (24 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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