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[quote user="fwright"] <p>Learned a couple of things the hard way watching my son:</p><blockquote><p>- There is such a thing as too steep a downgrade for model railroads and toy trains</p><p>- There is no such thing as brakes on model and toy trains</p><p>- When the train starts free-wheeling down the steep downgrade, the only things left in control are gravity and God</p><p>- father and son can share a moment of helpless terror together watching a free-wheeling Lionel passenger train charging downgrade turn the track into the guide rails for a gravity seeking missle launcher</p></blockquote><p>Yes, the train succesfully launched, and turned its gravity seeking guidance system on. Yes, the silence is deafening between launch and impact, and about 10 seconds after impact. No, the transformer "off" stop did not survive our pathetic attempts to abort the launch. Yes, ever since The Event, all grades have been relaid with O42 curves instead of O27. Yes, Lionel trains are quite durable. Losses included a marker light and bell on the engine, a roof off one passenger car, and cracked roof and ends on another passenger car. Certain losses are acceptable. No, no Lionelville citizens have reported traumatic injuries in the making of this drama.</p><p>later</p><p>Fred W</p><p>[/quote][img]http://www.myemoticons.com/images/soccer/crying_with_laughter.gif[/img]</p><p> </p>
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