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Re: High Speed Trains-Photogallery Link-LEGO Acela v.1
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Wed, 25 Oct 2000 02:39:40 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes:
> Upon seeing the S@H gray train windows and doors sets, I immediately began
> thinking "Amtrak Acela".
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> While searching for photos of Amtrak's Acela train set, I came across this link
> to "high speed rail around the world":
> http://lautenberg.senate.gov/highspeed/world/world.html
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> The Acela in particular:
> http://lautenberg.senate.gov/highspeed/photo.html
> and
> http://trainweb.com/railpix/ampx11.html
> http://trainweb.com/railpix/ampx12.html
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> I'm not completely convinced that these "regular" train windows provide the
> best window aspect ratio for the Acela passenger cars, but the availability
> will make them easily applicable.
> I'm looking forward to using the announced (but backordered) gray train windows
> and doors in at least my Acela project.
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> In anticipation of (someday) acquiring gray train windows, I have built a first
> version of the Acela HSEL (high speed electric locomotive):
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1752
> I can already see some areas which I will modify or change color.
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> Amtrak makes a "dual nose" (sorry if improper name) locomotive for the Acela.
> It's nose is slightly more stubby than the HSEL "single nose" unit and has
> slightly different color striping. The dual nose unit is called a High
> Horsepower locomotive. Through the above links you can see both locomotives.
> One photo in particular places the HSEL and HHP nose-to-nose:
> http://trainweb.com/railpix/ampix/acela2003-acela651-nose1-6-23-99.jpg
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> Well, thanks for reading.
> I am wondering if anyone else has thought of, or is working on, modeling the
> Acela. ...
> later,
> James Mathis
> James Mathis
Absolutely, now that real train windows and doors are available! This is
an answer to my post of 1 year ago (Trains / 2365). I see the
possibilities. (It doesn't look like 4561 would be very helpful for an
Acela project, however. I still haven't bought the thing.) . Version #1
looks great.
Jim
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| (...) <snipped links to Acela photos> (...) Hmmm, if I had more 1 by 2 wide by 3 tall trans-light blue thin wall windows (like the 4561 has), I would seriously consider using the same window technique as in Masayuki Ogura's (Nyanta's) Japanese high (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | High Speed Trains-Photogallery Link-LEGO Acela v.1
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| Upon seeing the S@H gray train windows and doors sets, I immediately began thinking "Amtrak Acela". While searching for photos of Amtrak's Acela train set, I came across this link to "high speed rail around the world": (URL) Acela in particular: (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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