Earl Marischal Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 For company execs presumably. steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckyg1 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 It has no tires and looks like in rides on rails. Also both ends have the front sections. I'm probably completely wrong, but it looks like it's used to transport workers to/from a work site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Timmy Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 (edited) The hood has been extended a bit, but I don't think there's a "big" motor under there. Running on rails is probably a good thing, there's no way you could drive around town . How would it turn a corner ? Edited November 20, 2023 by Little Timmy Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr moto Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Being on rails, it's designed to driven in either direction without being turned around. Possibly might have an engine in only one end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 I know of that car. According to a book of unusual railroad equipment, this car shuttled workers along a 26-mile line between the US Gypsum plant and its mine. This blog entry has another image of the car. http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/06/plaster-city-1947-but-what-heck-is.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Marischal Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 Is it based on a pair of Cadillacs possibly? steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Earl Marischal said: Is it based on a pair of Cadillacs possibly? steve It looks a ‘53 Chrysler New Yorker to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 9 hours ago, Brian Austin said: I know of that car. According to a book of unusual railroad equipment, this car shuttled workers along a 26-mile line between the US Gypsum plant and its mine. This blog entry has another image of the car. http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/06/plaster-city-1947-but-what-heck-is.html From a link on that site…some more neat rail cars.😎 http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/inspection-cars-for-railroad-inspectors.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Most Railroad Lines around here use 3/4-ton pickups with drop down wheels so that they can be operated on the rails. They are equipped with a set of wheels and tires for the road with a narrower track than stock and allow the road tires to contact the rails and provide the power to get around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 The Gypsum plant line was narrow gauge, so Hy-Rail trucks wouldn't have worked there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Another image from the link above. Shows why the hoods are extended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Jeez…all that work and they couldn’t extend the side trim.🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 12 hours ago, NOBLNG said: Jeez…all that work and they couldn’t extend the side trim.🤔 I was thinking the same thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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