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Re: What's the longest distance your train has run?
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 28 Jun 2004 19:04:40 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Joseph Woolley wrote:
>
> >
> > Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> >
> > > In lugnet.trains, John Gerlach wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > [snipped]
> > > >
> > > > So my question - what's the longest distance one of your trains has run
> > > > during a show? One of the kids watching the layout timed
> > > > <http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/JohnG/8wide/sd50withdecals.jpg my SD-50>
> > > > around the layout, and I did a little math and came up with the fact that it
> > > > traveled over [28 miles] (45 kilometers) Saturday & Sunday. 9 hours Saturday
> > > > with just a couple of brief stops to re-rail train cars or re-attach cars
> > > > that got uncoupled, and another 6 hours on Sunday with just a couple more
> > > > brief stops.
> > >
> > > [snipped]
> > >
> > > My money would be on one of the layouts that ran for many days... either at mall
> > > "clubhouses" or as part of Christmas layouts (NCLTC's mall layout perhaps? or
> > > the Shrine layout this last holiday?)
> >
> > I am not sure what the total distance was, nor would I want to calculate
> > it (1); however, it was my metroliner that ran the outer loop at the
> > shrine show. Nearly 40 days, non-stop during the operating hours, same
> > direction, almost full throttle. Paul's train ran the inner loop with
> > similar conditions.
> >
> > The motor still ran when I got it back, but the contacts on one side
> > were about 98% worn through. I ended up soldering some wire in place of
> > the contact, but it just doesn't run well anymore.
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> Too bad! Would have been much cooler to send it to Consumer Affairs, I bet they
> would love to do some analysis on it back in Billund.
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> I THOUGHT it was you guys that would have the record (for now...)
They said that they turned the trains off at night, but I am still not
sure that they did.
I probably should have kept the motor as it was... or maybe
photo-documented its condition. It was really dirty with black dust;
and it squeaked.
I used it as my first DCC motor. I figured if I screwed it up it
wouldn't be a big loss.
// Joe
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