What are those hand cart rail things called?

Question

The things they used to travel back and forth that you could pump up and down with one person. I can't remember what they are called.

Answer 1

A Gandy Dancer's Hand Cart or Gandy Dancer.

Answer 2

Do you mean the railroad hand carts?

Answer 3

old school

Answer 4

I should know I was raised in a railway town.

There is a rail museum there and those trike things line the streets for seating.

Very quaint.

I should hang my head in shame.

Did a little research and I think they're called railway trikes, what do you know? Look like they were great fun too.

Here's a few pictures:

http://au.search.yahoo.com/search/images...

Answer 5

Yes, they're called hand cars.  

Not sure where you live, but if you're anywhere near Strasbourg, PA (USA) you should visit the Stasbourg Railroad.  You can operate one there.

Answer 6

handcars or handcarts.

heres photos and more!

http://www.handcar.net/

Answer 7

HANDCARS or sometimes PUMPCARS.

http://www.spcrr.org/images/Railfair2003...