Railbuses & Motor cars
Railbuses and motor cars have run all over North America. Here are some other outrageous conveyances rail passengers have sampled over the years.
This Kalamazoo, Mich., railbus was operated by the Alaska Railroad during summers to transport passengers between Portage and Whittier, south of Anchorage. Known as the “Ice Worm,” the railbus is shown here at Portage in the mid 1960s.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe motor car M115 was built by Pullman in 1929, and powered by an Electro-Motive Corp. engine.
Norfolk Southern Brill-built No. 102, “Raleigh,” loads up at the Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach, Va., site of many pro golf matches, before making one of its last trips, in this undated photo.
Cotton Belt gas-electric motor car No. 16 pulls train No. 401 through Tyler, Texas, in 1950. It was built by Pullman in 1930, and powered by an Electro-Motive Corp. engine.
Virginia & Truckee McKeen motor car No. 22 provided twice-a-day passenger service between Carson City and Minden, Nev. The train passes at Reno, Nev., in October 1940. The Nevada State Railroad Museum is restoring this car to operation.
Repowered Rock Island McKeen car No. 9023 lost her knife nose when rebuilt. This McKeen was driven by a gas engine whose power was transmitted by chain and air-operated clutch to the forward axle. Like many McKeen cars, it was revamped as a gas-electric in the 1930s. No. 9023 is pictured on the Choctaw Route (Memphis-Amarillo) at the station in Little Rock, Ark., ca. 1960s.
Greater Winnipeg Water District 31 [Mack Model AS railcar] rests at Winnipeg, Man., in 1970.
Employees pose with Manitoba Hydro Electric Board P.M.3 [Mack Model AB railbus] at Kelsey, Man., in 1958.
