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Congratulations! But...I just received mine and I have A0354 (pretty close to my Lugnet membership number 377; maybe somenody will swap with me) and A0094. I believe this is the current low number, but I haven't checked the registry yet. Play well, (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Two Super Chief engines arrived for me today. One of them my mom ordered for me and had it shipped as an early birthday present. A7381 & A0168 A0168 was the one my mom ordered. Thanks Mom! -c (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | PNLTC pictures of GATS 2002 in Portland are up
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While everyone else was having fun at BricksWest, those from the Pacific Northwest Lego Train Club who couldn't make it put up a display at the Great American Train Show in Portland, Oregon. It was completely unlike any show PNLTC has put on before, (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Assuming you mean Toronto, they don't any more, and haven't for 6(?) or more years. I can remember seeing the Edmonton busses arriving at Hillcrest yard, just before they got stupid and deenergized the system (yes, I do know that it was hard (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Metroliner question
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(...) in part true. Mostly because of transformers rasing voltage/reducing amps for same HP/wattage. (that's why long distance power cables are at 500 KV or even 750 KV, because it allows low amp power supply of massive amounts of power-the amps (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief Train Engine Registry
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(...) That fits the TLC definition of "not available in any store"... they don't count their own retail (outlets, imagination centers, park stores)... So this isn't news, really. Guarded Inn is "not available in any store" either. (note my use of (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The wonderful Blacksmith Shop: Open Letter to Dan
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Hi Paul! Thanks for your kind words! I've actually had several arguments about the color scheme on this kit, both before and after it's release, and I'm glad I have someone on my side here! As for Lego making 20 more sets like this, you should write (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief Train Engine Registry
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<snip> (...) Larry, I believe that the Santa Fe trains might be coming to the Lego stores, so keep your eyes peeled... Scott Lyttle (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 10020 limited to 10000 sets or not?
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(...) [Slowly raises hand] It was a long time ago, okay? Over a year and a half. I didn't have any track or 9V wheels either: (URL) Larry knows this because he was there. Look on the link to Huw's photos. All the effort went into the walking AT-AT (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief Train Engine Registry
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(...) I noticed that too. Without the "A", it does not appaer in it's correct place in the list. Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief Train Engine Registry
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"M. Moolhuysen" <moom@nospam-chello.nl> wrote in message news:GrzCMv.IoH@lugnet.com... (...) Fe (...) I could see it yesterday when I was at work but I can't see it from home (same computer, a laptop I haul back and forth). I can however see the (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief Train Engine Registry
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Hello James, I've seen that Martijn de Lange from The Netherlands registered his Santa Fe Super Chief as number 3857, so without a leading A. Has he made a mistake, or are there realy numbers without a alphabetic character? I use MS Internet (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Trolley car vs. Interurban
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<snip> One thing I glossed over is the disctinction between a trolley car and an interurban. While there are always exceptions, check out this pic (URL) car on the left is more typical of a trolley car which tended not to venture out too far away (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Metroliner question
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(...) VERY common. Midsized cities such as Utica had "made it" if they had a trolley line, or an interurban if you prefer. Google for Interurban. For example, it was possible to ride across vast swaths of the US on streetcars/interurbans if you were (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (Schulyer Street). I don't believe they will ever be removed as they likely remain as historical and may be preserved as such. No street cars have run in Utica for many decades. When they did operate, the trolleys served many outlying towns (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief Train Engine Registry
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(...) Hey Brian! The amount of info available on this new Santa Fe(tm) Super Chief(tm) set can be a bit overwhelming, everything you asked has been answered already if you read all the threads. But it's a bit much! The sequence number appears on a (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief Train Engine Registry
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I'm confused about a couple of things; please forgive my obtuseness. ;-) (1) What are these 'sequence numbers?' Are the people who buy these Santa Fe engines making them up, or do they appear somewhere on the box or on the model itself? (2) The list (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: No. A0001 has been registred (Re: Santa Fe Super Chief Train Engine Registry)
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"James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:GryMDr.8qG@lugnet.com... (...) now (...) about (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Is this why I can't access the registry? I received 1522, 1527, and 1636 today. I built 1636 - a very enjoyable (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: So much for "Backordered until March 29"...
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(...) I ordered two Super Chiefs Tuesday via phone (along with a Pizza-to-Go), and the phone rep said that she didn't have a ship date listed for the Super Chiefs. I received the Pizza set yesterday (with a misprinted sign for the delivery van, (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | I Joined the Navy...
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To see the world...what did I see? I saw the Sea... I've got my posting msg finally, am going to HMCS Protecteur. For information purposes, I am going to be leaving here mid may for 7-9 months. My computer access will be strictly limited for that (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.trains)
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