Nickname for railroad hand car?

Question

Nickname for railroad hand car?

Answer 1

Indeed, I believe "gandy dancer" was the common term used to describe hand cars, at least in the U.S.  "Motor car" was the term used to described the gasolined-powered version.

Answer 2

My Father worked on the railroad and always referrred to them as "Jiggers"

Answer 3

Well I used to live next to the rail road tracks and the men used to call then a scute-a-long

And the gas ones were called putt-putt cars

Answer 4

Push cars, back breakers(hand)

Motor car(Gas)

Answer 5

that would be "Gandy Dancer"

Gandy dancer is a term for a railroad track worker. Teamwork was required to get the job done. A song often helped keep the team working in time. It would look as if the men were dancing with their tools. Gandy Manufacturing of Chicago made many of these tools. Over time, Gandy dancer became the nick name for these men and the the little hand car they used