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Re: Red Caboose Mods
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 1 Feb 2005 05:07:58 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Kelly McKiernan wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile wrote:
I like the interior - but it looks kind of like you’ve got a wood stove next
to a computer. 19th Century meets 21st Century?
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Wood, coal and oil stoves were used in some crummies till the very end of
their life... that was usually just before the dawn of personal computers but
so what... I put a computer in my 1937 Super Chief (in the dome, even though
the SC didn’t have domes in ‘37... )
All good clean fun! If it feels good, do it!
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Oh, no complaints here, I love the inside. Just had to point out a dichotomy.
I should know better, though... I once rode an Italian train with plush leather
seats (aged but well-cared for), that also had careful patches applied around
small circular holes, dating from when it was strafed during WWII. (My ride was
ca. 1986.) That was a terribly interesting trip, snoring gargoyles and all...
Kelly
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| (...) Wood, coal and oil stoves were used in some crummies till the very end of their life... that was usually just before the dawn of personal computers but so what... I put a computer in my 1937 Super Chief (in the dome, even though the SC didn't (...) (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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