FYI:
1947 Fairmont brochure/catalog....
http://sjcook.com/trains/fairmont/
--
and good shot of M&StL putt-putt with my grandfather in center-front....
http://sjcook.com/trains/msl/employees/cole0031.jpg
(and it has brakes)
--
Sam Cook, Milan, MO
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'Douglas Harding' doug.harding@iowacentralrr.org [CBQ] wrote:
> [Attachment(s) <#TopText> from Douglas Harding included below]
>
> Rupert, yes interesting and very early. It shows the ingenuity that propelled
> early development of railroad MOW equipment. The photo shows essentially how
> Fairmont got
> started. In 1907 Fairmont developed a small single cylinder engine they hoped
> to use in agriculture applications, ie pumping water, etc. The story goes a
> railroad section
> hand contacted them about mounting their engine on his hand car. He had seen
> one on another railroad built using an engine from a firm in Kansas, but had
> not been able to
> secure an engine from the Kansas company. Fairmont worked with him, motorized
> his hand car by mounting the engine on the deck and using a chain drive to
> power the axle.
> Soon other railroaders came to Fairmont with similar requests. By 1909
> Fairmont had done business with 48 railroads in every state. (Fairmont
> History by Orlin Foss).
>
> Attached is a photo of an early Fairmont motor car or speeder, showing a
> motor and chain drive mount. The company also developed a belt drive, using a
> wide leather belt.
>
> Doug Harding
<snip>
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