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   Phil Kane to All   
   Re: anyone remember the bus-to-the-train   
   09 Sep 14 18:04:21   
   
   From: Phil.Kane@nov.shmovz.ka.pop   
      
   On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 17:45:54 -0400, danny burstein    
   wrote:   
      
   >I just bumped into a rail-truck (or whatever it's called). It's   
   >a utlity vehicle that has standard rubber tyres on its axles,   
   >but... also has a set of steel rail-wheels that can be lowered   
   >onto a train track.   
   >   
   >These are quite common in the railroad industry (the one   
   >I saw was... don't swoon now... a Sperry Truck!).   
      
   They are commonly called a "hi-railer".   
      
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