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When I was a kid, I used to play along the "Q" tracks in Nebraska. They paralleled the Rock Island tracks for s short distance in Lincoln, so I got to see a lot of vintage 60's railroading at a very early age. I used to see motorized track speeders, which would run along the Q mainline. Some had cabs, some only had a windsheild, some carried a crew of 4 or 5 men, some only had one person on board. I often wondered, what were these crews doing? What was one guy doing? How did they know whether or not there was a full size traIn headed in their direction? What did they do when a train came ? <br />Did they operate under the same CTC as regular train traffic? I observed them a few times at grade crossings, and the crossing signals generally did not operate, they usually would just slow down or stop until traffic cleared, and then proceed. <br /> In addition to all the questions I've already asked, does anyone know where to get information, such as drawings of these units? Were they generally homebuilt at the railroad shops, or manufactured by some corporation? <br />The units I remember all seemed to be powered by a small industrial gas engine like a Wisconson, they sounded like a lawn mower. <br /> I wonder if highrail pickups replaced the little speeders, or are thye still in use? <br />
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