Not just Springfield, Randy. For full disclosure, John Burroughs, the principle operator of Reboxx (though not the owner) is a very close friend of mine. Hmmmm. That could be misinterpreted. I know the owner too, but he and I are not such close friends. SGL > -----Original Message----- > From: Janet & Randy Brown [mailto:jananran_@_mymailstation.com] > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:01 PM > To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net > Subject: Re:RE: (erielack) RE: Reminder: Weekly Newsletter For<wsmit > > You obviously were at West Springfield last weekend. That's where I saw the Reboxx display last year. For those who > haven't seen it, the demonstration runs on parallel tracks on a (parabolic?) descent, bottom, and ascent. A "standard" > truck on one track and a "Reboxxed" one on the other are released at the same time. Physics 101 tells us (via DaVinci > and Newton) that they will go down at the same rate, return and oscillate (there's that word again) equally -- barring > outside influence, such as friction. The demo sells the wheels without a word from anyone. There was a similar incident > on the North Jersey Rapid Transit in Fairlawn, according to Cmdr Quimby's book. > > Randy Brown > -------------------------------------------------------------- > The story reminded me of the Reboxx display which compares standard issue trucks with trucks which > have had Reboxx wheels installed. > > SGL > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > http://EL-List.railfan.net/ > To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------ End of EL Mail List Digest V3 #2643 ***********************************
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