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Jim Grigsby

June 14, 2012 04:32PM

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Rail Motor Cars were almost always called "speeders" on logging lines, except that when they were used to transport logging crews they were called "crummys". The term "speeder" probably came about because the motor cars were faster than the average logging locomotive, if you had the nerve to run them fast. "Speeders" used in the woods could be anything from a converted Model T to a diesel powered unit capable of moving a couple of loaded cars. They served roughly the same purpose as pickup trucks, and often resembled them.

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Rio Grande Saftey Commen Sense	Jeff Ramsey	June 13, 2012 10:30AM
Re: Rio Grande Saftey pt. 2	Jeff Ramsey	June 13, 2012 10:41AM
Re: Rio Grande Saftey pt. 2	gregcoit	June 13, 2012 07:12PM
Re: Rio Grande Saftey pt. 2	CharlieMcCandless	June 14, 2012 05:22AM
Re: Rio Grande Saftey Commen Sense	T A Hunter	June 14, 2012 08:02AM
Re: Rio Grande Saftey Commen Sense	John Cole	June 14, 2012 09:25AM
Re: Rio Grande Saftey Commen Sense	jalbers	June 14, 2012 02:52PM
Re: Rio Grande Saftey Commen Sense	CharlieMcCandless	June 14, 2012 03:20PM
Re: Rio Grande Saftey Commen Sense	John Cole	June 14, 2012 04:12PM
Re: Rio Grande Saftey Commen Sense	jalbers	June 14, 2012 04:18PM
Re: Rio Grande Saftey Commen Sense	Jim Grigsby	June 14, 2012 04:32PM
Re: Rio Grande Safety Come-On Sense	Russo Loco	June 14, 2012 10:00PM
Re: Rio Grande Saftey Commen Sense	Scotthight	June 14, 2012 06:54PM
Re: Rio Grande Saftey Commen Sense	Jimmy Blouch	June 14, 2012 08:40PM
Re: Rio Grande Saftey Commen Sense	John Cole	June 14, 2012 07:29PM

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