Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Ford "Hi-Rail"

A 2005 Ford F-250 with Fairmont 0307 Hy-Rail Gear on the Indiana Transportation Museum's railroad




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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

The Strongest Telescopic Crane in the World






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Showman's Engines

These were pretty curious beasts: wheeled vehicles with a locomotive steam engine. They're also called "Showman's Engines", because they often pulled behind them circus attractions, and once stationary, became a source of power for traveling fairs and carnivals.

Fowler Iron Maiden, 1920

Fowler King Carnival II, 1932

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Monday, May 2, 2011

The Rail-Road Bus Experiment

The Rail-Road Bus Experiment - Developed in the UK during the 70s, the Road-Rail Bus ran from Bishops Lydeard to Roebuck Gate Crossing in 13 August 1980



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Road-Rail Bus

In the 50s and 50s in Germany, a bus was shuttling between stations Montabaur and Siershahn






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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Patriotic Airbrushed Camaro

Here's a bunch of pics of the unveiling of the American Pride Camaro from the Camaro Fall Classic car show. Artist Mickey Harris created the Chevy Camaro American Pride on commission from GM last summer as a one-off for its show car division.






Thursday, April 28, 2011

Delivery Trucks

Old Truck with this fine specimen from 1912

The picture was taken in Washington DC, and it shows another truck from the Woodward and Lothrop Department Store.
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