Lash up! | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

mike wOGR Forum Member

I just got my latest copy of the mag - its always a week later over here! Reading the article on Lionel Sound units.........what do I find but "lashup"!! How did that slip through!!!!!

MIKE

3/4/1212:11 PM

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Hot WaterOGR Forum Member

I don't think that it "slipped through". The term "lash up" is a hobbyist term, and you will even find the term in the likes of Trains Magazine! The hobbyists "understand" what Lionel, MTH, Atlas, Weaver, Athearn, etc. are explaining when they are putting together an MU'ed consist of diesel units. Making them all run together electronically under TMCC, DCS, and DCC has always been referred to as a "lash up". Many rail fans use it, but I have never understood where, when, or who ever came up with it. I would love to see the ropes that are used to "lash units together"!

superwarp1OGR Forum Member

We go through this every couple of months. So what if it's a official railroad term or not. It's a official O gauge model railroading term and it's not going away. So use it if you want or don't use it.

prrhorseshoecurveOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

It's a official O gauge model railroading term and it's not going away.

The only thing "official" about the term is it separates the "foamers" from the realists!

3/4/121:25 PM

mike wOGR Forum Member

My point was raised in jest!!

MIKE

3/4/122:18 PM

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