Eastern Railroad Discussion > Railbike...What a Way to Go!

A homemade "railbike" explores the "back rails" of the Lehigh Valley on a lazy summer afternoon in upstate New York in 1966.

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cinder Wrote:
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> A homemade "railbike" explores the "back rails" of
> the Lehigh Valley on a lazy summer afternoon in
> upstate New York in 1966.


Sort of reminiscent of the velocipede that track inspectors and other personal used.

Here is one built by a railroad... this is in a French Railroad Museum, Des Trains et des Hommes http://pierreg.free.fr/museechf in Mulhouse France. If you ever get a chance to visit France, this museum is a must-see!

Dave
n8oayscan@woh.rr.com
http://www.railfanswelcome.com

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Those are nice looking vehicles. However, I would be scared to death to ride them over some of the trestles and bridges that I have seen!

BaltoJoey

n8oay Wrote:
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> Here is one built by a railroad... this is in a
> French Railroad Museum, Des Trains et des Hommes
> http://pierreg.free.fr/museechf in Mulhouse
> France. If you ever get a chance to visit France,
> this museum is a must-see!
>
> Dave
> n8oayscan
> @woh.rr.c
> om
> http://www.railfanswelcome.com
>

Yep that's a rael velocipede. C&O had them and I have seen a picture one in use at Greenwood Station on the (North) Mountain sub. It was a dreadfully old pic, for it showed the east entrance of Greenwood Tunnel which was bypassed back when many very old folks were still in diapers.

Here is another link (from the International Discussion Board):

http://petrix.dreifels.ch/fb/page.asp?dh=2058