[geeks] Work getting slow

Bill Bradford mrbill at mrbill.net
Tue Apr 16 17:38:13 CDT 2002


On Tue, Apr 16, 2002 at 06:17:05PM -0400, Brian Hechinger wrote:
> > Yep, triples are legal here in Oregon for the past couple of years. 
> > I've not seen the famed "motor trains" that they cross the Australian
> > plains with though (5-7 trailers!)
> i was in Australia back before i graduated high school.  7 53' trailers is a
> DAMN impressive sight.  the pictures just don't do it justice.

Discovery Channel did a special on them a few months ago.  Wow.

There's also the big huge "snow train" that the military built back
in the 50s for stuff up north, but I cant seem to find any specific
details (or what it was called) right now... will keep looking.

Bill

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Bill Bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
Austin, TX



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