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Anonymous
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Aerotrain Dimensions
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Anonymous
on Sunday, January 29, 2006 7:48 PM
I seek dimensional information for a few locomotives. I draw locomotives via AutoCad with the excuse that I need to become familiar with each upgrade at work. I'm looking to draft the Lwt-12 specifically, and the rest of the train as well. Google and searches on trains.com and other webs has turned up lots of ads for the Bowser Kits and lots of stuff for a French company, but no dimensional data. Can anybody help with this?
The early GE and Baldwin PRR Electrics (E-2, E-3) are also desired, though I seek more photos of them.
Thanks.
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ndbprr
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September 2002
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Posted by
ndbprr
on Sunday, January 29, 2006 8:14 PM
I've never seen drawings of the Aerotrain but the cars were GM bus bodies so a scale could be developed using the windows as a known measurement. If you are in the area one resides in the National Museum of Transportation in ST. Louis and the other is an the Green Bay museum.
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Monday, January 30, 2006 11:49 AM
Unfortunately, I dwell on the outskirts of Philadelphia, so in person measurements are not likely in the near future. There is a site that extols the virtue of Harley Earl, and oh, by the way, here is some information on the Aerotrain . . .http://www.carofthecentury.com/the_aerotrain.htm, but not having any specific demensions to work from the advertizing copy still limits me.
One of the NYC sites lists Aerotrain dimensions, but the drawing indicated is actually for Baldwin's Train X (perhaps a project for another time.)
Thanks for the thought, though.
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csmith9474
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April 2005
From: Colorado Springs, CO
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Posted by
csmith9474
on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:14 AM
You could try contacting either museum that houses one and ask if they have any dimensional data available. Those folks are usually pretty good about that sort of stuff.
Smitty
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topcopdoc
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February 2003
From: New Jersey, US
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Posted by
topcopdoc
on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 6:08 PM
I have a Bowser AeroTrain set. If it is any help the engine is 52' long by 12'6" tall. The cars are 40' long, 9' wide and 10' tall. I don't know how accurate Bowser made this set but this might be a good start.
Doc
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Kurn
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January 2005
From: Akron,OH
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Posted by
Kurn
on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:03 PM
There is also software available that can extract dimensions from photographs,used by forensic people and archeologists.Maybe a Google search might find it.
If there are no dogs in heaven,then I want to go where they go.
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:21 PM
I'll bet it is in the Model Railroader Cyclopedia, but I am not sure.
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 11:12 PM
I tried contacting the St. Louis Museum by way of their website a year ago, but recieved no response. I can try again, I suppose.
My beat-up copy of the Diesel Cyclopedia has no drawings of the AutoTrain. It's got the odd-duck Ingall's Ship Building locomotive, but no Lwt-12. Go figure.
So far, I have found no clear side photos of any of the engines in action. Bowser's collection is mostly of the design models.
I can probably work from scaled wheelbase dimensions and go from there.
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