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I am trying to get all the particulars worked out for my train station and was wondering a couple of things. #1: On the two mainlines the GMLTC uses, is one designated freight and one passenger? I am curious, since I can't see how to (easily) get (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Remote Switches & GMLTC main lines
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(...) Mike, it depends. Are you a lego purist? (...) Space to protect LEGO purists (...) If you are not a lego purist, then open up the back of the point and hack off the tab. I know that there is at least 2 web pages with descriptions of the (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes. The third is a short mining loop in the quarry. (...) The passenger line runs along the outside of the layout. This leaves the freight line on the inside and able to freely access the roundhouse and freight yard. (...) Well, it's not (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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John N already answered but I will butt in too.. (...) I'm gonna go with "no". I know John said "yes" but from what I saw when running at shows, it was whatever people felt like running. The station in the corner doesn't really have a lot of (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Remote Switches & GMLTC main lines
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(...) Depends who you ask :) I looked over the designs by Ben Fleskes (air) and Leo Dorst (motor), and took what I thought was the best of both worlds. I have a writeup, but not good pictures, at: (URL) have links to their designs, but Leo's link is (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) was (...) *big snip* (...) for (...) either (...) Mike, I of the motorized remote switch camp. You make valid points on the merits of effective low cost pneumatic solutions, but my newer Technic motors haven't burned out yet, like the old (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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