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(...) Actually, technically I think a locomotive can be a train. Normally, anything running on the mainline is a train, whether it is a single locomotive, or a locomotive pulling a number of cars. On the other hand, the Super Chief is the name of a (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: "Lights Shine at a full stop"???
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(...) After reading this post here on Lugnet, I grabbed a catalog and asked several folks from LEGO if it was a typo. There were several raised eyebrows, but no one told me it was in fact a typo. They diddn't elaborate, they just refused to say it (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have to agree on this point. Not only that, in Australia very few stockists actually have lego trains. Even the current Australian catalog shows very little. This lack not only kills the current market but also potentially destroys any (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: "Lights Shine at a full stop"???
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There seem to be a few errors in the catalog - but I think it is a real good sign that Lego printed a Train catalog. The text for the Metroliner says, "The train light shines while the train is in motion." - no constant lighting. On that same page (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's GOTTA be wrong? You would think that if a constant lighting circuit is being introduced some mention would have been made of it. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: GMLTC Update
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(...) John Barnes/HiTechnic? He was showing off a lot of his wares at BF. (URL) that his "train sensor" is a light sensor, basically, but set to point directly up so that train shadow activates it. It's only a plate and a tile high though. Also (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yeah, you need a "starter set". In fact, my belief is that there should be at least 2 starter sets available at retail. (...) Look at Thomas The Tank Engine Tomica World (the stuff with the blue track). You can get several different starter (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: "Lights Shine at a full stop"???
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(...) Actually, the French version: "Les lumières s'allument lors d'une arrêt." is even more specific. "The lights illuminate /during/at the time of/ a /stop/halt/." Jason J Railton (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't agree with this analogy, because there's one piece missing. Games consoles are sold as massive loss leaders, then the money is recouped on the accessories (games, controllers, gadgets etc.). The model was developed long ago for selling (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) or (...) Think about games consoles. You can't sell anyone the games without first selling them the console, but once you've sold the console, you can sell them the various games, extra controllers, etc etc. It's the same with trains. Sets (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You make it sound so easy... <grin> Do you have to orient it a certain direction? Knowing my luck I'd install it upside down or something... JohnG, GMLTC (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This is just a guess, but perhaps "full stop" actually means "full throttle". 'Stop' might be a translation for an 'indent' of some sort... JohnG, GMLTC (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Sure, I just pull directions from the website. from : (URL) & Hours of the Jackson Street Roundhouse The Jackson Street Roundhouse is located north of the Minnesota State Capitol. Take the Pennsylvania Ave. exit off of I35E. Go west two blocks to (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Brad J Brickfest 2002 Keynote Speech synopsis
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I thank you both for your answers. With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Pedro- It would depend on which time frame you wanted, and the fact that there were other routes besides the most famous Chicago to LA one that used different configs. Here is a helpful link somebody posted a while back about the Super Chief: (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Folks, I've done a second G10 freight car from Deutsche Reichsbahn. Now without a breaker's cabin. And it is white and uses lots of white jumper bricks. My homepage now has moved to Ozbricks. Thanks to Michael G. from Ozbricks for hosting me and (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Out of curiosity, what was the_most_common configuration of the SFSC? How many cars of each type? How many B-units, if more than one? Pedro (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have one in my hand as I type this. It's glued up... so you can't disassemble it to be 100% sure, but it uses 28 stud train bases. There are 2 2x6s stacked (or a 2x6 and 2 1x6s, it varies from car to car and end to end) in dark grey at each (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) No sooner said than done: (URL) was cranked out starting at 12:30 AM Thursday and finished at 2:30 AM, went to bed and got up at 5:30 to fly out to BF... that lack of sleep may explain this picture (URL) Friday... still hadn't caught up on (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) In the states, we AFOL's wait until 4561 goes on sale, say $65 to $99 tops. (...) I remember visiting a small toy shop with boxes of track about six years ago. I kept waiting for the track to go on sale, it was priced $1 over S@H, but without (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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