Pennsylvania Railroad Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Sun, 25 Nov 2018 22:49:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 Why do European trains look so much better than U.S. trains? https://dfarq.homeip.net/why-do-european-trains-look-so-much-better-than-u-s-trains/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-do-european-trains-look-so-much-better-than-u-s-trains https://dfarq.homeip.net/why-do-european-trains-look-so-much-better-than-u-s-trains/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:20:49 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=4880 I guess there’s something floating around Facebook right now comparing sleek, elegant European trains against clunker, junky trains that roam the rails in the United States. I haven’t seen it yet, but I’ve already had some questions about it. There

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/why-do-european-trains-look-so-much-better-than-u-s-trains/feed/ 1 4880 Lionel trains at Target, 2006 https://dfarq.homeip.net/target-is-selling-lionel-trains-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=target-is-selling-lionel-trains-now Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:42:54 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1578 A number of hobbyists are reporting that they have spotted a Lionel train set at Target, priced at $249.

From the pictures, it looks like pretty much the same old starter set Lionel has been selling since the early 1950s, with the addition of the modern "Fastrack" with integrated plastic roadbed that plugs together easily. That's not all bad.

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