26 Sep
2008
26 Sep
'08
10:01 a.m.
Message: 26
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:47:21 +0000
From: shumaker at att.net
Subject: Re: The Crossbar System That Controlled MIT Trains
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Is it modular enough to be shippable?
Have any of the more significant model railroad clubs - especially those with a
historical focus been contacted?
(The one in Sacramento CA comes to mind: www.smrhs.com)
s shumaker
I don't remember it being modular enough for shipping
by UPS. Just to give you a sense of scale... The train
control system measures approximately 8'w x 6'h x 1'd.
and weighs at least one or two hundred pounds.
My estimates are all from memory, but I
have absolutely no doubt that it would have to be
shipped by truck unless it was disassembled
(that would mean, sadly, cutting wires).
It would fit in a big cargo van or a small U-Haul.
Someone with lots of space in their basement
(not already taken up by trains) and a passion both
for telephone technology and trains is the best
candidate.
--Tim
26 Sep
26 Sep
4:35 p.m.
Probably.. It is an odd gap though - google shows nothing that appears
to focus on the history of the modeling vs the railroads
odd...
Tim McNerney wrote:
Message: 26
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:47:21 +0000
From: shumaker at att.net
Subject: Re: The Crossbar System That Controlled MIT Trains
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Is it modular enough to be shippable?
Have any of the more significant model railroad clubs - especially
those with a historical focus been contacted?
(The one in Sacramento CA comes to mind: www.smrhs.com)
s shumaker
I don't remember it being modular enough for shipping
by UPS. Just to give you a sense of scale... The train
control system measures approximately 8'w x 6'h x 1'd.
and weighs at least one or two hundred pounds.
My estimates are all from memory, but I
have absolutely no doubt that it would have to be
shipped by truck unless it was disassembled
(that would mean, sadly, cutting wires).
It would fit in a big cargo van or a small U-Haul.
Someone with lots of space in their basement
(not already taken up by trains) and a passion both
for telephone technology and trains is the best
candidate.
--Tim
5:55 p.m.
Highly unique, narrow-interest items like can be difficult to keep around as
historic artifacts.
Sounds to me like a good starting point for someone to take the equipment and
give it a third life by reworking it into a relay processor.
5:36 p.m.
On 26 Sep 2008 at 13:55, Brent Hilpert wrote:
Sounds to me like a good starting point for someone to
take the
equipment and give it a third life by reworking it into a relay
processor.
It used to be that surplus telco switching gear was reworked into
science fair projects, such as a tic-tac-toe machine.
What's shown in these cabinets could probably be used to solve a few
chess problems.
Cheers,
Chuck
27 Sep
27 Sep
6:08 p.m.
In article <48DCEB20.3010405 at media.mit.edu>,
Tim McNerney <mc at media.mit.edu> writes:
I don't remember it being modular enough for
shipping
by UPS. Just to give you a sense of scale... The train
control system measures approximately 8'w x 6'h x 1'd.
and weighs at least one or two hundred pounds.
You could easily freight ship that, though. It would need some kind
of enclosure; I've used C&F to pack and ship items this way.
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