From: dannyb@panix.com   
      
   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!).   
      
   Anyway, it jogged my memory of something that was suggested   
   about five, err, ten, err... more like 35 years ago   
   in NYC. They were going to adapt a couple of passenger   
   buses with a similar set of rail-wheels, and use the   
   something or another track for part of the trip to JFK.   
      
   Anyone recall if this moved anywhere past the back of   
   a press release and whether it was actually tried out?   
      
   Thanks   
      
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