QUOTE: Originally posted by nkpmikado587 I seem to recall that back in the late 70's/early 80's there was a club that set the world record for the longest model train. I remember reading about it in one of the model railroad magazines but the The Model Train Magazine Index draws a blank on the topic. If I recall correctly, I think it was The Model Railroad Club, Inc. of Union,NJ that set the record. Again going on memory, they set the record with around 525 2 bay Atheran hopper cars with Atlas SD-35's as power. Something like it took 15 locos or more to move this massive train! Any information or leads will be appreciated.[:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by cnw4001 I would like to know if any of these records were on anything other than straight track and how far did they move the cars?
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QUOTE: Originally posted by KenMattern http://www.miniatur-wunderland.de/data/cms/en/256/&action=show&wb_nr=253 Now it is OFFICIAL!!!! It is documented but read for yourself: Guinness World Records Certificate The longest model train measured 103.59m and consisted of 584 cars and was constructed at Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany, on 19 October 2004. KJ
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QUOTE: Originally posted by loathar I saw a 100 car N gauge coal drag about 10 years ago. (4 locos) I thought that was pretty cool.