What is this "streetcar" in Webb City, Missouri? It sounds like a former railcar that now runs on rubber tires. Just what is it?

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ryarger@rypn.org

> What is this "streetcar" in Webb
> City, Missouri? It sounds like a former
> railcar that now runs on rubber tires. Just
> what is it?

Nope, it's a bona-fide rail operation. Years ago, I stumbled upon it quite by accident, driving across the hinterland to Texas. It runs in what I recall to be a city park/cemetary, and is std-gauge.

hi_plain@yahoo.com

> Nope, it's a bona-fide rail operation. Years
> ago, I stumbled upon it quite by accident,
> driving across the hinterland to Texas. It
> runs in what I recall to be a city
> park/cemetary, and is std-gauge.

I stopped by this place once in the mid 80s, but it was closed. I recall a station that had been recently moved, and another carbody or two on the property. The line was probably part of a quarry or pit mining operation.

I had heard from others that this was a pretty hokey restoration, with a guy sitting on a stool in the middle of the car shifting gears.