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(...) I ordered mine on Friday & rec'd it in NYC today. A2241 for those interested. extra bag in the shipping box was the 'pole' pieces used as handrails on the side of the engine, red & grey. My packing slip indicated "you may notice slight (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I forgot about those! I rode those when I was a callow youth as well. (lived in Hamilton 1966-1968) (...) Tranna was one of the last NA cities to still run PCC's in "regular service". SF has them on the F (Market) line but that's sort of (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) When I was oh so muchh younger than I am now, the city busses in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, used the double pole thing for electric feed. THose were phased out years ago. I don't know how they overcame the loop thing but hey did, since the bus (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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When did you order? Robert Powell (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Then jeroen better hope he gets the b1212 and b1391 service packs ;) Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yeah. They are packed seperated with a manual (?). Didn't open it yet. Couldn't find a certificate as such. But maybe is it packed with the tiles. There is one Lego tile and a numbered one. Still half an hour before I am going to home... Will (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Might it just stand for it being an "A" unit (as opposed to a "B" unit)? Steve Martin IndyLUG (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Just because somebody has ready money to spend, doesn't mean they aren't true Lego fans. Besides, Lego isn't in the business to sell to "true fans". They are in it to make money. Yes, they have high ideals. But without a doubt, Ole Kirk (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Tranna has these too, as does SF. Electric buses are cool, especially the articulated ones. They can sneak up on pedestrians, you have to be on your toes!!! Of course buses use trolley poles and single wire (per pickup), rather than (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I assume the "A" prefix indicates the first batch. Assuming LEGO ever issues additional batches, the prefix might be incremented. Any thoughts or comments? -- John Eric Voltin "Jeroen de Haan" <jeroendehaan@mac.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have no issues whatever with sounding pedantic. :-) It's "pantOgraph".. and technically the catenary is the carrier wire, not the power wire. See my glossary, referenced from the front page of this newsgroup. (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"Jeroen de Haan" <jeroendehaan@mac.com> wrote in message news:Grvx2E.G7t@lugnet.com... (...) Did you have to open the boxes to determine the numbers? Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com (URL) - North Carolina LEGO Users Group (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Just arrived! Number A1212 and A1391. Can't wait to get home!!!! Jeroen (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not wishing to sound pedantic but technically it's called a pantagraph. The catenary is actually the suspended wire above the railway which supplies power to the train. Mark (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It is a catenary holder. Read this old thread: (URL) A (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Whoops! Forgot a few pictures: (URL) They may be long in the tooth, but you can see the cantenary clearly in the photos. LFB (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It doesn't take a real train-head to answer that. It's the conductor for electric power--raised to contact with the overhead lines. We don't use a third rail in *every* situation. ;) (Added factlet: Boston still has power lines up for *buses*, (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Since I'm train illiterate, I have a question about the Metroliner. What is the purpose of this piece ((URL) the cantenary? And I've been browsing amtrak.com to find some pictures of the real Metroliner, but the best I've found thus far is this: (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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The where used in the following sets: 134, 136, 137, 149, 163, 164, 166, 183 and 723 Bert "Simon Gammon" <Simon@gammon.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:3FCTxMAGIEd8Ewm...n.co.uk... (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The sooner a LEGO Direct item becomes unavailable, the sooner that item begins to show up on eBay at inflated prices. Isn't that one of the things LEGO Direct was supposed to help stop? I am personally against any sort of 'Limited Edition' (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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