Note how rails from speeder/handcar sheds cross drainage ditch before reaching the track.

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Note how rails from speeder/handcar sheds cross drainage ditch before reaching the track.

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Bill Johnson
It's June in 1975 and we're watching the North Coast Hiawatha flying out of Rondout, IL traveling on Milwaukee Road rails, on its way to Milwaukee, then the Twin Cities, and eventually Seattle. There's an SDP40F along with a "B" E unit up front, and a conventional round end observation car on the tail. In between we can find a blue Great Northern dome car and a Northern Pacific diner.
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Gerard said:
What is (or was) the use of these speeder- / hand-cars ?
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Small petrol engine powered track inspection/maintenance vehicle which in Australia they were known as section cars, ganger rail trolleys and various other names some were known as "Quads" because they had 4 wheels v the inspection hand pumped ones which only had 3.

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