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Erich
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http://www.dhl.de/dhl?xmlFile=4037

is (was) this real? - erich
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...talking about sending parcels in Germany?



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OOOOOOOPS this went wrong!

http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/m497nyc/1000774835

so this is the right link! sorry about my fault - erich
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Oh yes, it's real. In fact, I posted a topic on it not that long ago:

http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6378

It's really something, huh?

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...and our Russion friends had a rather similar one:

http://www.nextconceptcars.com/concept-cars/the-russian-jet-powered-train/

Martin


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Erich
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hi Matt

What more creazy things can you do with a train? combine it with a submarine?

thank you for information - erich
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quote:
...and our Russion friends had a rather similar one:

http://www.nextconceptcars.com/concept-cars/the-russian-jet-powered-train/

Martin

Originally posted by martin67-January 03 2009: 3:59:13 PM



It looks a lot like the American one, and it sounds like tests went just as well.

Jet-powered train race?

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I think NYC got the idea from Athearn's rubber band driven Budd cars.
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Erich
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hi Martin

why do you think the russians took this train out of service. did they run out of vodka? - erich
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Probly it was using to much vodka and they could not maintain a large enough supply.
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Here is the Austrian supersonic jet project! - Erich
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/tyco/forum/uploaded/erich/pmb_wm_car6_front_passenger.jpg

http://www.irritatedvowel.com/Railroad/WMRY/

Interesting site - Erich
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Yes, it was BEYOND real (what?). I believe I may have several links of interest for all of you:
http://www.katousa.com/cgi-bin/dl/dl.pl?dl.mif,NYC-JET-CAR.pdf
htwww.mth-railking.com/club/pdfs/winter03.pdf" target="_blank">tp://www.mth-railking.com/club/pdfs/winter03.pdf
And here, a small discussion on a VERY small conversion (1:450!):
http://talkingtgauge.s2.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=228&mforum=talkingtgauge

(Edit: Oh, and let me know what you think of the links, especially the T gauge!!!)
D.J. (Yeah, I'm "that kid"... Deal.)

http://railroadrandomness.blogspot.com/
Look; a new blog...

Yippee!
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maybe we need a hi-rail page in here models &/or real ones
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