For all of You Train Lovers

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Iconic B&O "wagon top" box car on the other side of that Dreyfus Hudson.

 

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611 and 1218.

Nice.

 

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Handcars, popular for section gangs and repair crews in the 1800's, generally fell out of use by the 1920s due to mechanized means of travel. Coming in different sizes, the usual cart would be crewed by four men pumping the lever with speeds up to 30 mph. possible, although most running regulations restricted the speed to 10mph. Weighing 600 to 800 pounds, they would have to be manually removed from the track in case of an approaching train.

The smaller three-wheeled velocipede was usually a one person affair, used for track inspections rather than repair. Being much lighter, it was easier for a single person to remove it from the track when needed.

And although they were on the way out, they were still included in this vintage rule-book from Southern Rail: http://www.railroadhandcar.com/history/handcar-rules.pdf

Often an event at rail oriented gatherings, handcar races were popular. Usually a team of five was used; four to propel the handcar and one extra to give a push for starting off.
Handcar Races | Palmerston Railway Heritage Museum

 

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I have operated a handcar. By myself. Around the age of 14.

Difficult to get going and even more difficult to stop.

IIRC it was at the Columbus traction/rail museum in Worthington, OH.

 

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I highly recommend the current, quarterly edition of "Classic Trains" magazine.

It has an early history of the EMC corporation, which became the EMD div of GM, some of which appears to be paraphrased from founder Hal Hamilton himself.

 

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I highly recommend the current, quarterly edition of "Classic Trains" magazine.

It has an early history of the EMC corporation, which became the EMD div of GM, some of which appears to be paraphrased from founder Hal Hamilton himself.

And of course, GM no longer owns EMD, it was sold to Caterpillar (their subsidiary Progress Rail).

 

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There's a "Trains" special issue entitled "EMD at 100" regarding that and more.

...but the Classic Trains issue is actually more in depth on the early years.

 

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The oldest was in W.Va. Yesterday. Kkid might recognize, among others.

 

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Internet Group find.....

 

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I'll bet Robert B Claytor had his hand on one of those throttles.

 

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1915-

$50 says that's photoshopped.

They tried to get the shadows right but they're not.

Also when that loco was in active service not too many people had full sleeve tatoos.

 

[Slap Stick]

If that is CN Mikado 3254 it ran at Steamtown in Scranton, PA as late as 2012.