http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/ The purpose of this list is an informational exchange on postwar Lionel trains including operation, repair, availability, and g Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:09:32 GMT Rick & Patsy Duncan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9470 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9470 I used DC relays with bridge rectifiers from Mouser Electronics. I like them because the shipping costs are the actual shipping cost - not inflated like most Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:48:20 GMT Chuck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9469 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9469 I would recommend Scott's Odds N Ends for reliable relays. Chuck Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:59:17 GMT Rick Rose http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9468 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9468 Jim, The K-511403 Santa Fe Boxcar came in the K-1706 Keystone King Set. It was in the 1997 vol 2 and 1998 vol 1 catalogs Rick Rose ... From: jfj5252000 To: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:47:33 GMT Bruce Sherman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9467 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9467 The idea is to stop companies from selling trains and making people think they are Lionel trains. Bruce ... From: Greg Livorsi To: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:41:54 GMT Rick & Patsy Duncan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9466 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9466 It will take me a while to find my notes on how I connected all that. I did use four instances of the control circuit. I think I isolated the center rail on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:18:50 GMT superotrack_don http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9465 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9465 Hi jfj, I don't think it would have pertained to the prewar switches, these are manual. Unless it's just putting a plastic insulated pin between 2 switches to Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:13:03 GMT jfj5252000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9464 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9464 Rick the info on the Red Cross car helped a lot. However I have another one for you. I recently bought and am waiting on delivery of a K-Line Santa Fe boxcar Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:32:32 GMT Tom Anderson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9463 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9463 I think Pinta6704 has it right: As to Lionel "copyrighting" the colors used, well yes, they "own" them in the sense you cannot legally use them in combination Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:17:49 GMT jfj5252000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9462 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9462 I have heard something about isolating the switches soemwhere but am not sure if it was the O21 or O22 and what the purpose of the isolation was. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:02:42 GMT superotrack_don http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9461 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9461 Hi jfj, Sorry your message sort of got lost. The 021 is a O gauge switch, prewar 1915-37. They are built similar to a standard gauge switch, but in O gauge. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:52:21 GMT superotrack_don http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9460 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9460 Hi Peter, If only 1 roller, never an issue. If 2 rollers, when the car passes over an insulated section of track like plastic parts of switches or uncouplers Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:07:06 GMT Joseph Francis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9459 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9459 ... Yeah...and when we can figure out the difference between a Trademark, a Copyright (sp), and a Patent, we can have an intelligent conversation and get back Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:12:50 GMT MikeS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9458 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9458 The Toy Train Paper&Memorabilia (TTP&M) Group is an electronic forum, open to everyone, where the "paper" created for and about toy trains and related products Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:20:41 GMT Pinta6704@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9457 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9457 I'm no lawyer, but it seems so common sense would be in order. The inside cover of the latest catalog says "The following Lionel marks are used throughout Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:09:23 GMT Doug Parrish http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9456 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_PostwarTrains/message/9456 And don't forget the Progressive Insurance Company...its colors on TV are fairly close to Lionel's own colors, as well. It would be copyright infringement if