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Re: Railroad 2-man pushcar?
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Mon, 11 Jan 1999 03:58:00 GMT
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Bryan Kinkel writes:

You know... On a railroad, what is that two man car where the guys pump up

and down to make the car go called

version?



I usually refer to it as a gandy dancer. The game LEGO LOCO comes with one.
There are also instructions to build one in the 7777 Train Idea Book:



http://hiwaay.net/~cnaumann/7777/7777.html



By the way, if anyone wants to sell a 7777, please let me know.



Russell



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(...) Well, I believe it's called a handcar. And, I believe gandy dancer is slang for a track worker. So called because the process of setting ties, laying tie plates, dropping rail, setting spikes, and driving them home, when properly executed by a (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) <sound of palm hitting forehead> I downloaded the entire 7777 book to a Zip disk and did not even think to look there.... Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately, due to a nasty, incapacitating bought of the flu, I did not do any building this (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)

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You know... On a railroad, what is that two man car where the guys pump up and down to make the car go called? Any pictures or instuctions for a Lego version? (25 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)

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