Motor Cars Speeders

Speeders, also called by many other names such as railway motor car, putt-putt, or track maintenance car, are motorized vehicles used for maintenance on railroads. Speeders of various types have been around since 1896, but it wasn't until a man named Fred Mahlman Sr. decided to improve the hand-car by giving it a motor!

They help work crews move quickly from site to site. Though slower than a train or car, they are called speeders because they move faster than a human-powered vehicle such as a hand-car.