... "It would be real boring to have to sit at a dispatchers desk with only two trains out on the mainline.With DTC or TWC the third operator could be out on...
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blair kooistra
wallcloud@...
Sep 1, 2000 8:17 am
... "It would be real boring to have to sit at a dispatchers desk with only two trains out on the mainline.With DTC or TWC the third operator could be out on...
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ldsig@egroups.com
Sep 1, 2000 8:31 am
Frequently Asked Questions Related to the LDSIG E-mail List July 3, 2000 This list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) will be automatically posted to the...
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mchern@...
Sep 1, 2000 9:22 am
I will be out of the office from 08/28/2000 until 09/04/2000. I will respond to your message when I return on 9/4/00. If you need immediate assistance, please...
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Dick Lord
rhl@...
Sep 1, 2000 12:32 pm
... I certainly didn't intend my previous post to be interpreted as critical of the great job that Mike is doing, or of the efforts of anyone else who makes a...
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Jim Hediger
jhediger@...
Sep 1, 2000 12:45 pm
... The magazine that published the Victoria Northern article is MODEL RAILROADER. The track plan was also published in the last chapter of John Armstrong's ...
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J Anthony Koester
jkoester@...
Sep 1, 2000 1:20 pm
... ________________________ I visited that railroad last winter. It is in decent shape but needs a lot of foliage work and cleaning to be photographable. Your...
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Larry Burk
lburk@...
Sep 1, 2000 1:25 pm
... I also am very glad to see not only Jim Mansfield contributing, but also Jim Six. We need to always keep in mind that there is no "correct" way to design...
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Sandy Bridges
smb@...
Sep 1, 2000 1:27 pm
Working on a loop-to-loop design to build with my 11-year-old. Continuous running required. One idea uses a loop at one end, hidden beneath scenery...
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Jerry Britton
jerry@...
Sep 1, 2000 1:29 pm
As a newbie to N scale (potentially), I am designing a "killer" layout. But I need some input on helix design. In HO, I was using a 30" minimum radius. In N...
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Jim Mansfield
jwrr@...
Sep 1, 2000 1:43 pm
At 05:46 PM 8/31/00 -0400, you wrote: Why do most photos in double deck layout stories show the upper half?...
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Mike Morris
mmorris@...
Sep 1, 2000 1:47 pm
RadioShack has a digital soldering iron 910-3893 ($80 reg/$50 sale) available on the web only (so I can't go to the store to look at it). This iron is only 80...
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Craig J Bisgeier
cbisgeier@...
Sep 1, 2000 2:04 pm
Don Mitchell said, in part, << ... The most viable solution presented is for me to obtain a new email address at some relatively minor $ cost and at a rather...
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J Anthony Koester
jkoester@...
Sep 1, 2000 2:23 pm
... __________________ Just in case you weren't kidding, think about how much fun it is to light the lower deck, especially with lights that are properly ...
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ufffam@...
Sep 1, 2000 2:27 pm
Sandy sounds like a job for an optical sensor on the approach side of the loop turnout as you come from visble track to align the turnout then a second on the...
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Drury, Dennis (MED)
Dennis.Drury@...
Sep 1, 2000 2:29 pm
Verne wrote: "The mirror won't work too well for me, as my yard is on top of my helix!" Why not put the mirror on the wall near the floor looking up. Of ...
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AV82DV8@...
Sep 1, 2000 2:35 pm
Hello All, Please contact me off list; I have a Model Power Sharknose without motor or driveshafts. Are there any compatable Model Power (or other...
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Bill Kirchmeyer
ccands@...
Sep 1, 2000 2:37 pm
Sandy, A spring switch will work just fine in HO. Just make sure ALL of your cars are weighted to NMRA specs. It may take a little fine tuning to get the...
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J Anthony Koester
jkoester@...
Sep 1, 2000 2:41 pm
... _________________ Model photography is seldom as simple as accepting what happens to be seen through a camera's lens. Putting in temporary hills, sky...
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Mike Brock
brockm@...
Sep 1, 2000 2:44 pm
Tony Koester's advice to consider photography in layout design is, I think, well founded. When I was in the design stage I emphasized interesting scene ...
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Chris Webster
cwebster@...
Sep 1, 2000 2:44 pm
... This begs two questions: (1) With the upper deck in the way and only ~18" (~0.46 meters :-) of height between the rails and the upper level's benchwork,...
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Mitzel, Dan
dan.mitzel@...
Sep 1, 2000 3:07 pm
... Now, that's appropriate for modeling the '50s! Lot's of cheap sci-fi flicks back then. Dan (that was way before my time) Mitzel Oxford, Mich....
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Lionel Strang
ljstrang@...
Sep 1, 2000 3:09 pm
Boy, I'll second that! Thanks Mike for all the great work on the list. Lionel ... From: Byron Henderson <bhenders@...> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000...
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ufffam@...
Sep 1, 2000 3:22 pm
As the guy who started all of the discussion I want to toss in Kudos to Mike for his effort. Funny how a simple question can get things going here. Bill...
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J Anthony Koester
jkoester@...
Sep 1, 2000 3:41 pm
... __________________ There's a catch here that might not occur to you. First, some background: Many of us isolate the frog so we can have each point rail be...
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Dudish, Dave
dave.dudish@...
Sep 1, 2000 3:51 pm
If you want to see an excellent example of a layout video, go to http://members.xoom.com/bchutch/ and down load the videos from the site. They are about 1+...
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mdodd@...
Sep 1, 2000 3:56 pm
... Tony makes a very good point, and those handlaying turnouts should keep it in mind. On my no. 6 turnouts, it's not uncommon for the isolated frog rails to...
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Don Mitchell
donm@...
Sep 1, 2000 3:57 pm
Craig -- ... Thanks for the idea. On reflection, however, neither obtaining a free email address nor changing my private address would prevent an identity...
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Don Mitchell
donm@...
Sep 1, 2000 3:57 pm
... Look for digital camcorders that have a manual focus capability. They are out there, and at competitive prices. Don ... Helping build the HO scale...
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Mark Amfahr
dmamfahr@...
Sep 1, 2000 4:01 pm
I'm curious if anyone offers a signal system "driver" that can be programmed to produce specific signal aspects other than just the standard "constant"...