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Re: Railroad 2-man pushcar?
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 11 Jan 1999 03:58:00 GMT
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Bryan Kinkel writes:
> You know... On a railroad, what is that two man car where the guys pump up
> and down to make the car go called
> version?
I usually refer to it as a gandy dancer. The game LEGO LOCO comes with one.
There are also instructions to build one in the 7777 Train Idea Book:
http://hiwaay.net/~cnaumann/7777/7777.html
By the way, if anyone wants to sell a 7777, please let me know.
Russell
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| (...) Well, I believe it's called a handcar. And, I believe gandy dancer is slang for a track worker. So called because the process of setting ties, laying tie plates, dropping rail, setting spikes, and driving them home, when properly executed by a (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) <sound of palm hitting forehead> I downloaded the entire 7777 book to a Zip disk and did not even think to look there.... Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately, due to a nasty, incapacitating bought of the flu, I did not do any building this (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| You know... On a railroad, what is that two man car where the guys pump up and down to make the car go called? Any pictures or instuctions for a Lego version? (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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