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Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 5 May 2005 02:20:28 GMT
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CJMASI@*NOGARBAGEPLEASEspamless*RCN.COM
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton wrote:
[snip]
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> Apparently the design may possibly have room for improvement. Having the trucks
> fall away when you pick the car up may not be the best approach.
But it is prototypical, isn't it :?)
Chris
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| (...) Oh, very much so! Even steam locomotive drivers (in most US prototypes I'm aware of) are held in place by gravity, much less individual freight car trucks. But they have a bit more weight to work with. Most model railroad models don't use this (...) (19 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Long time readers may recall my repeated ranting against using stacked technic plates for the receivers of the pin on bogie plates. Same issue here, in my view. Apparently the design may possibly have room for improvement. Having the trucks (...) (19 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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