Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1913 — USEFUL FOR SECTION GANG [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

USEFUL FOR SECTION GANG

Track Automobile and Trailer Has Many Points to Recommend Its General Adoption. This track automobile and trailer

Is said to be s particularly practical combination for railroad section gangs. The power car is equipped With a 20-horse power engine, which

not only propels the outfit at a speed of 25 miles an hour, but also drives a generator which furnishes electric power for the operation of screwspike drivers and like tools. The trailer, which serves as a carrier for the men and the necessary supplies,

has a platform 7 feet long and abooli 5 feet wide. It Is capable of earrjN ing a load of 2,500 pounds.—Popular Mechanics.

Track Automobile and Trailer, the Power Plant of Which Also Drives a Generator Furnishing Power for the Operation of Tools.