tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post5921924880363305970..comments2024-03-24T11:33:56.203-05:00Comments on Hicks Car Works: A Ride on Trolley Car 36Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-9245290033777637382015-10-15T20:11:17.662-05:002015-10-15T20:11:17.662-05:00I googled for something interesting to link about ...I googled for something interesting to link about the KD Line, and ended up looking at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wdemunn/8080470057/in/photolist-dj3weg-dj3B1H-dj3DiZ-dj3zEg" rel="nofollow">a picture</a> of a <a href="http://www.midcontinent.org/rollingstock/builders/sheffield2.htm" rel="nofollow">Fairbanks-Morse powered Sheffield</a> on the Woodstock & Sycamore, and a brief <a href="http://marengo-uniontimes.com/news/991-marengo-s-second-interurban-railroad" rel="nofollow">online history</a> of Marengo's interurbans. <br /><br />So I guess there's a prototype for everything - are there any preserved internal combustion powered trolleys?<br /><br />SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-31536103425632052372015-10-14T17:01:13.484-05:002015-10-14T17:01:13.484-05:00Thanks, guys, that explains it. The equipment for...Thanks, guys, that explains it. The equipment for the car was donated by various local companies such as Sundstrand and I don't know who else, so they used whatever was familiar. I didn't recognize the controls because whenever I've gone boating, there are usually just two controls, both made of wood. Randall Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246581917018679919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-72961448176248822532015-10-13T19:31:06.731-05:002015-10-13T19:31:06.731-05:00Randall,
A couple of years ago; I heard t...Randall,<br /> A couple of years ago; I heard that they had a fire in the engine compartment of that "trolley car" I am glad to hear that it is running again. At least it runs on tracks; we have fake Cable cars here in the City of san francisco and the tourists think they are riding in the real thing!<br /><br />Thanks for a good show. <br /><br />Ted Miles<br />IRM MemberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-10546215667054684172015-10-13T12:20:46.414-05:002015-10-13T12:20:46.414-05:00Looks like one set of my boat's throttle and c...Looks like one set of my boat's throttle and clutch controls. From the lines, looks like this is a hydraulic drive car. <br /><br />Looks really neat Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10636463043670835798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-34094399889832647322015-10-12T13:12:28.592-05:002015-10-12T13:12:28.592-05:00Randy:
The chrome plated controls look like somet...Randy:<br /><br />The chrome plated controls look like something that you would find on a boat. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278688690220520162noreply@blogger.com