Handcar
by Lynn Sprowl
Title
Handcar
Artist
Lynn Sprowl
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Handcar by Lynn Sprowl
A great find. I have never seen one used, except in cartoons...hahaha
A handcar, also known as a pump trolley, pump car, jigger, Kalamazoo, is a railroad car powered by its passengers, or by people pushing the car from behind. It is mostly used as a maintenance of way or mining car, but it was also used for passenger service in some cases. A typical design consists of an arm, called the walking beam, that pivots, seesaw-like, on a base, which the passengers alternately push down and pull up to move the car.
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June 29th, 2017
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