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    How loud are monorails? —Paul Ferguson
   Not having any monorails myself, nor having seen any running, I'm curious -- how loud are these things when operating? Do those big flat track pieces act as sounding boards to amplify the motor sound? Thanks in advance. Paul "the only fan of Time (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: How loud are monorails? —Mike Walsh
    "Paul Ferguson" <locker99stopdatspam...t.att.net> wrote in message news:GnGysp.EpB@lugnet.com... (...) in fact, probably make less noise. The only real noticable noise is when they go up and down the ramped track pieces. Mike -- Mike Walsh - (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: How loud are monorails? —Jim Schifeling
   I would agree about as loud as a 9V motor. It is a droning white noise buzz. Do you remember the vintage Kenner Tie Fighter? Kinda like that. The lower the battery gets the louder it is up and down those ramps too. (23 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: How loud are monorails? —Markham Carroll
    "crunch-o-matic" <naughty.monkey@verizon.net> wrote in message news:GnH6s1.FMF@lugnet.com... (...) buzz. (...) About how fast do they go? -- Markham (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: How loud are monorails? —Benjamin Medinets
   (...) actually not that fast...but certainly very soothing to watch. As was mentioned it only really makes noise on the ramps (going up and down). Allowing it to have a sort of straight line (if you have enough straight pieces), going from one (...) (23 years ago, 1-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
 

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