What is the railway car called that two people navigate by pumping up and down on a see-saw handle?

Question

They were used to build the railways to navigate from one unfinished section to another.

Answer 1

In the UK they are called pump cars.

Answer 2

A "Gandy Dancer" ! ! !

Answer 3

Hard work!

Answer 4

A gandy dancer.

Answer 5

Don't know but always wanted to have a go on one of those!

Answer 6

The answer you need is: a Handcar

Answer 7

Dunno, but you see them alot in westerns.

Answer 8

Actually it was called a Handcar. It was used by the Gandy dancers for track maintenance.

A Gandy Dancer was a track maintenance worker.

They worked in rythm by singing.

It is said that the term came from the Gandy Tool company that manufactured railroad tools.

Hand crews used specialized hand tools known as gandys to lever rail tracks into position.

Answer 9

It was called quiet simply a Railroad Hand Car.

I have searched and been able to locate a picture of one for you to look at.

Hope this answers your question.

Answer 10

two man flatcar ?

Answer 11

It is called a Gandy dancer platform

because it looks like the people working the pushbar are dancing

Answer 12

And there was me thinking these only existed in Tom and Gerry cartoons, thanks for asking, I learn something new every day on here, assuming the 2nd answer is correct of course, but I've given it a thumbs up!