[SEL] Old trolly car engine

Bill Brueck b2 at chooka.net
Mon May 23 06:34:12 PDT 2005


Yeah, I guess hand cars would be the previous generation of locomotion, LOL.

B²
Bill Brueck (brick)
Chatfield, MN, USA

Confusion is a higher state of knowledge than ignorance.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Strobel" <Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com>
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Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Old trolly car engine


> Believe they were called "Speeder Cars." And the one's I've seen had the 
> Fairmont also.
>
> RickinMt.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
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>
>> Fairmont engines show up regularly and I've always been told they were 
>> off
>> railroad hand cars.  The one I had several years ago was single cylinder 
>> 2
>> stroke and would run either direction.
>>
>>>> Bill Brueck (brick)
>> Chatfield, MN, USA
>>
>> Confusion is a higher state of knowledge than ignorance.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Clint D" <driggars at earthlink.net>
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>> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 12:11 AM
>> Subject: [SEL] Old trolly car engine
>>
>>
>> > anyone know what would be the likely engine in a trolly car for RR's
>> >
>> > I have one located that is from the early 1900's, like before 1910
>> >
>> > I have not yet been able to physically see it yet and just wondering if 
>> > it
>> > would
>> > be worth my time to travel to look at purchasing it?
>> >
>> > Clint
>> >
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