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  A TrainHead is born . . . and he has a few questions!
 
Toot, TOOT!! Greetings, Ladies & Gentlemen, my name is David Simmons and I suspect I will now become a frequent visitor of this ng. This holiday season was a major event for me Lego-wise and Train-wise. At first I thought my father had just bought (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Another nascent trainhead
 
(...) Well, I acquired my first actual train this Christmas, the Cargo Railway (mmm, sliding doors). So I'm with you in stepping into the dangerous, dangerous world of trains. Hey, can I start building 80-wide? ;) best LFB (21 years ago, 27-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: A TrainHead is born . . . and he has a few questions!
 
(...) It hasn't been a problem for me- I do have some stickers that don't stick very well, and I think the question has been asked elsewhere on LUGNET- perhaps do a search for it. (...) Sort of. Santa Fe used numbers & letters at the start to ID F (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: A TrainHead is born . . . and he has a few questions!
 
(...) Lego Stores are good for track, also. And yes buy curved track on Bricklink, its WAY cheeper that way! Josh (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: A TrainHead is born . . . and he has a few questions!
 
(...) Actually there are 8 numbers! You can turn numbers 66 and 606 up side down, to have 99 and 909 as well... Kecia (21 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: A TrainHead is born . . . and he has a few questions!
 
(...) Careful use of a razor to slice the numbers up will give you lots more as well, join the front part of one number to the tail part of another. In general the FAQ for trains is quite helpful for beginner questions, see the header of this (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)

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