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Offline JustaRacer

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Re: Steam locomotive speed record?
« Reply #30 on: November 15, 2012, 03:18:45 PM »
Quote from: floydjer on November 15, 2012, 03:01:18 PM
Quote from: JustaRacer on November 15, 2012, 02:49:29 PM
I hope the engineers working on this project have the right training.  They are going to under a lot of pressure.
That may be difficult to gauge....................

If they aren't trained right, they should switch before crossing that line.

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Re: Steam locomotive speed record?
« Reply #31 on: November 15, 2012, 03:35:00 PM »
All this banter is driving me loco!
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Offline 4-barrel Mike

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Re: Steam locomotive speed record?
« Reply #32 on: November 15, 2012, 03:55:39 PM »
Quote from: USFRAMONTE on November 15, 2012, 03:35:00 PM
All this banter is driving me loco!

That must be their motive.
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Offline Peter Jack

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Re: Steam locomotive speed record?
« Reply #33 on: November 15, 2012, 04:04:04 PM »
Let's get this topic back on track with a tie in to lsr.  :-D :-D :-D

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Re: Steam locomotive speed record?
« Reply #34 on: November 16, 2012, 02:19:16 AM »
Is it friday?
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Offline Stan Back

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Re: Steam locomotive speed record?
« Reply #35 on: November 16, 2012, 03:30:36 PM »
Yes -- and hopefully the end of the line for all this foolishness.

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Offline JustaRacer

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Re: Steam locomotive speed record?
« Reply #36 on: November 16, 2012, 03:37:17 PM »
The topic has gotten coaled.   :|
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Re: Steam locomotive speed record?
« Reply #37 on: November 16, 2012, 04:38:59 PM »
you guys are cracking me up. :-D
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Re: Steam locomotive speed record?
« Reply #38 on: November 19, 2012, 08:59:37 AM »
Looks like most of the steam locomotive puns have been....Articulated :cheers:
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Offline Dean Los Angeles

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Re: Steam locomotive speed record?
« Reply #39 on: November 19, 2012, 10:42:13 AM »
We're not getting any traction on this subject.



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Offline manta22

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Re: Steam locomotive speed record?
« Reply #40 on: November 19, 2012, 10:54:44 AM »
Early nitro experiment?

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Offline USFRAMONTE

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Re: Steam locomotive speed record?
« Reply #41 on: November 19, 2012, 12:41:39 PM »
Looks like the engineer had a real blast piloting the one in the picture!
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Offline John Burk

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Re: Steam locomotive speed record?
« Reply #42 on: November 19, 2012, 03:48:00 PM »
My great uncle was an engineer in that area around that time . Who ever the engineer was it must have really gotten their attention .
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Re: Steam locomotive speed record?
« Reply #43 on: November 20, 2012, 07:06:16 AM »
Neil..I doubt that was from nitro.............Too many useable parts leftover :cheers:
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Re: Steam locomotive speed record?
« Reply #44 on: November 20, 2012, 07:59:03 AM »
A model joke........ HO HO HO

You've got a point you guys, i'm just waiting for a signal so I can express myself .
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