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Old Wives' Tale
or Fact ?
Possible upcoming "Old Wives Tales"
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A popular cocktail of the 40s, the "High Ball" was
a railroad term.
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Cold water boils faster than hot water.
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Casey Jones while speeding to make up lost time
crashed but stayed with his train so he could apply the brakes until the very
end saving many lives.
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Adding cold water to a hot boiler will make it
explode.
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The vortex from a passing train can suck a person
onto the tracks.
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you have any "Old Wives' Tale" questions you need answered? We might add them
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is our next survey... What 7.5" scale do you
model in 1.5, 1.6 or beyond?
Recent surveys
2010 Locomotive Census
Card-Order for Riding
Scales
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Satisfaction Survey for battery and gasoline locomotives
If you
purchased a locomotive (not steam) in the past 36 months, I want to hear from
you.
If you're
happy or even if you're not happy with your locomotive, I want to hear about it.
I'll ask you questions like:
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Was the
manufacturer easy to reach?
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Did
your locomotive arrive on time?
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Did you
have problems with it?
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Was it
worth the money?
Email me to request your "Satisfaction Survey" now
(in the text of your email type the word "survey". This survey
covers completed, ready-to-run locos only. No kits or "home built" units
please.
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Railroading Articles |
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Issue 199
Baby Grand on
the Bountyland
by Bob Springs
Over
half a century ago, when I was first getting into model railroading as
an adult hobby, I recall, we couldn't shout it loud enough, “They’re
NOT TOYS! They're SCALE MODELS!!” Scale models of railroad equipment
have served this hobby well. Model railroading allows the average Joe
to participate vicariously in the fascinating workings of the mighty
railroad industry, past and present. Scale model trains come in many
different sizes (scales) to suit different individual hobby pursuits.
As the years rolled by, I found myself moving up, size-wise, through
the scales, from N to HO to Large Scale (G) and ultimately to 7-1/2"
gauge.
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