handcars
Lever-powered rail vehicles
Handcars are small railroad vehicles propelled by pumping a lever up and down by hand.
They were used by railroad workers to travel along tracks for inspection and maintenance before motorized vehicles replaced them.
The image of two people seesawing a handcar lever is a staple of old Westerns and silent comedies.
Fluid-moving machine
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- railwayTrack system for trains
- tracksMarks showing passage
- maintenancePreserving working condition
inspection · rail workers · velocipede · ties · ballast · right-of-way · siding · switching
Forcing flow mechanically
- handlesGrasping parts or manages
- reciprocatingMoving back and forth
- seesawPivoting playground plank
- gearingInterlocking toothed wheels
wheels · axle · momentum · lever action · fulcrum · propulsion · crank · ratchet
Pedal-powered rail vehicle
- rail trailRecreational corridor on former tracks
- tourist railwayTrain for visitors' pleasure
- excursionBrief recreational trip
- adventure tourismVacationing through challenging physical activities
novelty · family activity · rental · guided tour · leisure · countryside · sightseeing · eco-tourism
American cowboy era
- frontierEdge of settlement
- silent filmsMovies without soundtracks
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- chase scenesFilmed pursuit sequences
Buster Keaton · Laurel and Hardy · antique · museum · heritage railway · vintage · Americana · pioneer
pump
Fluid-moving machine
maintenance · inspection · rail workers · velocipede · ties · ballast · right-of-way · siding · switching · gauge
pumping
Forcing flow mechanically
- handlesGrasping parts or manages
- reciprocatingMoving back and forth
- seesawPivoting playground plank
gearing · wheels · axle · momentum · lever action · fulcrum · propulsion · crank · ratchet · flywheel
railbike
Pedal-powered rail vehicle
- rail trailRecreational corridor on former tracks
- tourist railwayTrain for visitors' pleasure
- excursionBrief recreational trip
adventure tourism · novelty · family activity · rental · guided tour · leisure · countryside · sightseeing · eco-tourism · vacation
Old West
American cowboy era
- frontierEdge of settlement
- silent filmsMovies without soundtracks
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
Buster Keaton · chase scenes · Laurel and Hardy · antique · museum · heritage railway · vintage · Americana · pioneer · gold rush
- railroadianarailroad spikes, railroad maps, rail passes, waybills, ticket stubs
- railroadstrains, train, tracks, track, locomotive
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Powered rail vehicles
steam engines · diesel locomotives · electric trains · steam trains · bullet trains
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Powered rail vehicles
freight trains · passenger trains · boxcars · heavy rail · railroad cars