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Re: Not LEGO, but trains( $$$ for 2200 foot loop of track)
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 6 Mar 2000 23:28:55 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Gerlach writes:
> We think it would be around 2100 to 2200 feet, and require about 20 speed
> regulators (with electrical isolation between sections of track.) The best
> part is, we could do the whole thing with nothing but straight track, so
> pretty much "anything goes" when it comes to trains - John Neal could run his
> 14-wide monstrosities!
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> Think LEGO Direct will allow bulk orders of train track?
Guestimate on cost for such a loop of 9V track, assuming no sidings, no yard,
and no interesting features other than a gently turning loop.
2200 Feet of Track required, approx
12 Inches Per foot
26400 Inches of Track required, approx
40 inches of track per box
660 boxes of track required for 26400 inches of track
15 dollars per box of track, approx.
9900 dollars for the required track, approx.
So, even if you got offered a great deal on the track...
Maybe you could get Lego to loan you the track ;-)
Will
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| Will Middelaer <betamale@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in message news:Fr0x87.Cu1@lugnet.com... (...) best (...) his (...) yard, (...) Actually, track was very recently (and still possibly) $13.25 per box, so that would cut the cost down to $8745, which is (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) The GMLTC is talking / dreaming about running a LEGO train layout completely around the upper pedestrian concourse at the Metrodome in Minneapolis if there is another Great Create building event. We think it would be around 2100 to 2200 feet, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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