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wolrah posted:I looked around and found these guys, a club of owners of old track maintenance vehicles which organizes legitimate group runs. Looks like they usually get access to track that's been abandoned, but they also list a few events which look like they're running ahead of an actual maintenance crew on a normally active line that would be closed at the time anyways. Seems to be the way to do it. Once I saw the highrail chat I felt I should post this - glad I kept reading to see if I was beaten. My dad's been into railcars/trackspeeders for about 21 years, in which time he's had three: an open Fairmont M19, a partially-enclosed (roof + front) M19, and currently an MT19, which he restored. They're crude machines. The Ms are a 2-stroke single-cylinder, belt drive, crank start. To reverse you have to turn it off and crank-start it the other way, unless you get the technique down to reverse the spark while it's running. The MTs are nicer, a four-stroke 2-cylinder (I think) Onan engine... with a transmission! There are no creature comforts, though some people have fully-enclosed cabs and add heaters and radios. My dad just has curtains. Here's the MT:  When I was young I went on rides with him a lot. You see some cool scenery and relics on those rides, stuff you can't see from roadways. You also meet a lot of weird old people, because mostly only weird old people have trackspeeders. My dad, at 60, is on the young side. The hobby seems to be fading a bit, as it gets harder and harder to find rail they can use.
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