Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1917 — Use of Autos on Tracks. [ARTICLE]

Use of Autos on Tracks.

The use of automobiles on the railroad tracks is becoming more frequent. For such work the ordinary rubber tires must be removed and iron flanges of exact railroad gauge bolted in their place.' On the Santa Fe railroad such a special automobile recently made a transcontinental trip on an educational safety-first campaign. This automobile was routed like a regular train, reported, from station to station, and carried the regular flags and lights of a locomotive. Another use for the motor on the rails has been found by a lumber company, which had to make use of an old line of track, two weak to carry a locomotive. They bolted tires on a two-ton autotruck and used it successfully instead.