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Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 29 Aug 2000 18:29:14 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Thomas Main writes:
> What is the difference between a funicular and rack rail car? I
> remember seeing this rack train a few months ago:
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> http://home.t-online.de/home/HeinerBerg/zahn.htm
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> Is the funicular dragged by cables instead of self-powered?
I think it a funicular is pulled by cables rather than rack. But, I'm not for
sure.
Maybe "funicular" is a more general name for any type of steep rail car that is
shaped like a parallelogram?
By the way, thanks for pointing out the rack rail car above. I saw that, too.
Hadn't bookmarked it and am really glad to see it again.
later,
James Mathis
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 | | Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview
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| (...) Sort of. A funicular is normally moved by arranging the top car to be heavier than the bottom car, and changing that around :). This is usually done using water, filling a tank under the upper car with water, and emptying the lower car's (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview
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| (...) What is the difference between a funicular and rack rail car? I remember seeing this rack train a few months ago: (URL) the funicular dragged by cables instead of self-powered? -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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