Transporting Vegas by rail from the Factory - Fascinating

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Transporting Vegas by rail from the Factory - Fascinating

Postby TTait » Wed Mar 23, 2022 4:54 pm

This is worth a read. Not sure if this applies to the other H bodies or not:

https://www.core77.com/posts/27432/The- ... s-by-Train
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Re: Transporting Vegas by rail from the Factory - Fascinatin

Postby BloFish » Thu Mar 24, 2022 1:41 am

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Re: Transporting Vegas by rail from the Factory - Fascinatin

Postby cosvega76 » Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:12 am

They only used that system for the first-gen Vegas. The two main problems with shipping that way were if the hooks weren't properly set in the chassis, the car would smash itself against the floor of the train car and the Vega opposite it; the train cars were actually taller than a standard train car, so there were many routes where they couldn't be used, as the train car was too tall to fit under some bridges and overpasses.


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