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Motorcar
Information - Articles, Pictures, References:
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RailSpeeders.com -
Visit this site for Excursion postings, For Sale & Want
ads and lots of motorcar related information
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Special
Interest Railroadiana:
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- The
Railroadiana Collectors Association, nationwide calendar
of railroadiana shows and auctions.
- Date
Nail Page, a new comprehensive date nail page.
- Glass
Insulators Home Page, pictures, history, reference info,
calendar of shows, for sale/want ads, and more...
- Old
Colony & Newport Scenic Railway WebSite
- Oscillating
Headlights, text, catalog pictures, and wiring diagrams.
- Wisconsin "Save
the Rails" Efforts, Save
the Rails in Green County, | Green
County Depot Days
- Idaho
Northern & Pacific Railroad's Thunder Mountain Line This
railroad has permitted many motorcar excursions. If you can't
make a motorcar run, ride the excursion train for some outstanding
scenery.
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General
Railroad Information:
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Railroad
Museums with Motorcars:
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- Halton
County Radial Railway, Ontario's Operating Streetcar &
Electric Railway Museum.
- Norfolk
and Western Historical Society,
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- Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, located at Campo,CA has multiple
speeders and even a Fairmont Rail Bus from the Santa Maria
Valley RR
- South
Carolina Railroad Museum, Rockton, S.C.
- Wisconsin
Historic Rail Connection, a collection of web sites dealing
with Wisconsin Railroading past and present, including the
motorcar hobby.
- Smiths
Falls Railway Museum, Ontario Canada ,
roster includes two Wickham Cars, a flanged Cadillac
Inspection Car and various handcars and speeders. Wickham
Rides are offered in the summer.
- East Broad Top Railroad If you're in Central Pennsylvania, this is a "must see". A 3' gauge operational railroad that is frozen in time to the 1930's. Several miles of track are operated mostly by steam power. Many miles of track were abandoned in the 50's but are still in place. The EBT has sponsored many NARCOA runs.
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Motorcar
History:
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- Wisconsin
Historic Rail Connection, motorcars, depots, and railroad
history, by Jim Kalrath
- Fairmont
PH-4 engine, recently restored, hear it run (.wav file),
z(middle of page)
- Motorcars
and Motor Coaches, a picture collection of rarely seen
models of larger motorcars and motor coaches, by Nick Pull
- Primer
on the Motorcar Hobby, by Jeremy Winkworth
- Twenty
Thousand Miles on the Rails, by Hank Brown (submitted
by Jeremy Winkworth)
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Personal
Motorcar Sites:
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- Alberta
Motorcar
- pictures, articles, even videos.
- Algoma
Excursion Report by Mark Springer
- The
Fairmont Help Line - history and other aspects of Fairmont
and some other model motorcars in Australia
- Handcar.net
- pictures and information for the handcar enthusiast, by
Tuka Gafari.
- Jeremy's
Motor Car Site - a site filled with articles, trip reports,
photos and a few parts for sale.
- Jim's
Railroad Motorcars - by Jim Kalrath, excursion highlights,
other motorcar links, etc.
- Ken's
Section Car Shed - Ken McHugh - Brisbane, Austrailia
- Motorcars,
Speeders, and Inspection cars - Listed here are speeder trips
made by Wayne Parsons. A link is provided on this page to Wayne's Download page where lots of technical information is available for downloading in .pdf format.
- Motorcar
Journeys (Riding the Rails) - Here we celebrate the motorcar,
or maintenance-of-way vehicle, as it is officially known,
which was such a valuable commodity during the heyday of railroading.
By Robert Rhew.
- Peterson
& Wallick Speeders
- Pictures of various motorcar restorations and projects
- Roger's
World of Rail Cars - the motorcar site of Roger Miller
- pictures of motorcars on excursions and motorcar "portraits".
- Steve's
Old Engine Shed ( member of Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor
Assoc. Br. 27), Atascadero, California. USA. Pictures
and histories of restored antique engines. Some engines have
sound recordings (.wav) which you can play online. If you
are an antique engine buff, this one is for you!
- The
Section Car Page - Nic Doncaster - Track Machine Enthusiast
-Adelaide Australia
- Speeder
Web Site, 100% Solar-Powered - by Kim and Jenny Robinson.
- West
Wisconsin Railway Preservation, Ltd - additions: Highrail
advert. from Fairmont 1970's. Index updated for Buda, Fairmont
and Northwestern Started Fairbanks-Morse Page plus model 101
car info. Have lots of info on Fairmont now. Have info on
every car listed on Fairmont list plus all the cars listed
in the Buda section including the velocipedes. Also pics.
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Motorcar
Types, HyRails and
Miscellaneous Motorized Track Vehicles
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The
Wide World of Motorcars
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