2007-07-11 03:10:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
Pump Trolley.
2007-07-11 20:55:25 · answer #1 · answered by jay jay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're called a railroad hand car. Here's a site all about them.
http://www.handcar.net/
Once upon a time some salesmen for the Fairmont Farm Engine Co. saw a hot and sweaty track crew pump one by their factory. BING! A lightbulb went off in their heads.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speeder
What ever happened to Fairmont?
http://www.fairmonttamper.com/
Click "Products & Services" then "Hy-rail" to see what ultimately replaced the hand cars. Fairmont is still king of the business.
2007-07-11 14:08:25 · answer #2 · answered by Wolf Harper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hand cart or bogey--takes me back some years,when instead of going to school took a ride on one of those---got into trouble too
2007-07-11 05:41:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hand Car
although I am sure the people who had to make them move had lots of more descriptave names.
when I started working they were all powered by small gas engines and we called 'em speeders.
2007-07-12 07:48:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Hand Cart
2007-07-11 03:13:24 · answer #5 · answered by mark 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We always called ours the hand car. Different names, they all refer to the same thing.
2007-07-11 04:08:42 · answer #6 · answered by highball116 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rail cart
2007-07-11 03:18:55 · answer #7 · answered by familyties 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are you referring to equipment on the rail track? if so pints can be moved manually, or it could be a ground frame.
2007-07-11 03:48:49 · answer #8 · answered by Gary Williams 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I think they used to be called dolly karts.
2007-07-11 03:31:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct name is a dolly.
2007-07-11 03:19:56 · answer #10 · answered by Michael B 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋