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| (...) This reminds me - has anyone built a fully functioning overhead rail electric train layout where the power is provided by the overhead wires like this: (URL) This would alleviate the need for powered rails and do away with the battery issue. (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: The Future of Trains
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| Eric, I am considering buying stock in battery manufacturing. How about you? I have probably already spent a considerable sum of money on powering my Mindstorms robots. Maybe someone will design a butane based fuel cell that will work. Or perhaps a (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Hey Harvey, I think you missed the point in the original post by Steve. The next "Train" will have motors as well. What we do not know is if the motors will fit in existing locomotive designs allowing the trains to look realistic. If the new (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | The Ruby Runner
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| I was recently commissioned to create a red version of my Henry Dreyfuss inspired streamlined hudson, named 'The Ruby Runner'. To get my mind off of the death of 9v trains I decided to share the pictures of the finished product. So here it is: (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | A much needed corner building
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| Hello, I had a vacant lot on a rather prominent area of my layout for way to long and finally got the inspiration to fill it last week. (URL) am pleased with the way the building came out. It is inspired by a few buildings I have seen over the past (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !
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