see your world from a different view, make a rail bike

found on http://velospace.org/node/42235

some cool photos from some of my favorite sites

 it is an American LaFrance speedster, they made a lot of firetrucks.  http://bubblevisor.blogspot.com/ for a couple more photos, and the story about it http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/12/1915-american-lafrance-speedster.html

 wheelie bars, pro stock/pro street.. so very 1970's. Love it. http://endlessme.tumblr.com

 1947 Dutch railways, Fiat Topolino, the only one I've ever seen as a railcar. http://t-s-k-b.tumblr.com

 possibly a Red Bug or Oriental Buckboard, with either the Briggs and Stratton motor wheel or a Smith Motor wheel http://www.reservatory6.blogspot.com

how do you keep this from flipping over? http://bubblevisor.blogspot.com/

1930's Austin (Amerrican Bantam)  http://www.reservatory6.blogspot.com

old and unusual vehicles that are getting emailed around this week

 I believe the above is a bread delivery truck... must be successful to afford the coachwork!

 very elegant tour coach tram... this would not be good in any area with weather, but terrific for Southern California... all we get is sun from March to December.. yes, I am bragging. It's expensive too.

 the above... is EARLY! 1890's? I think! Victorian to Edwardian for sure

 one tiny tracked tourer

 Movie studio lot transport? Tourist carrier?

 She must be in incredible muscular shape to push pull that cycle

 No notes with this email of photos to indicate why two images of this cycle car are here, it's the same motorcycle rear, and I guess the front is the same, but at a later time, when he added headlights and the trunk on the roof

 An orient buckboard above

Thanks to commentor Boonie, the above people carrier is identified as a Lister Auto Truck, and a website link I am grateful for was offered that displays a great number of images that demonstrate a variety of these small industrial motorized service craft used in the 1920's and 1930's  http://www.autotruck.org/apps/photos/album.jsp?albumID=3840394  and below is a better look at one

Another reminder that there is always more wheeled machines that I've never seen or heard of to discover! 

 I've posted about this motorwheel http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=dynasphere it's the Dynasphere of Dr Purve

it was too big to be able to turn when needed... 

The railway museums that I know of, and am learning about, in Southern California... a lot more of them then I would have guessed

http://www.oerm.org/pages/visinfo.html for directions and the rest of the 2012 calendar of events is at http://www.oerm.org/pages/calendar.html
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The Poway railway museum is at http://www.powaymidlandrr.org/default.htm and I posted about it a couple years ago: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2007/06/any-day-around-trains-is-good-day.html

get the links and check out their websites at http://www.daytrippen.com/pacific-southwest-railway-museum.html

The many uses and ways the Jeep has been the workhorse in so many places and varieties of terrain

 rare to see a FC jeep

 not only was the Jeep a pusher, but look at the difference in front tires on the sprint car!

all from http://www.ewillys.com/?cat=195

The Patron Tequila Express... a 1927 railcar of unlimited luxury owned by the guy who owns Patron Tequila, and partner in Paul Mitchell hair care

Labelled by its owner John Paul DeJoria as the 'most unique and finest train car in the world', it was manufactured in 1927

Born in California to a Greek mother and an Italian father, the 67-year-old has been homeless twice and had his first job when he was just nine years old, selling Christmas cards door to door.

He made his first million through his hair care company John Paul Mitchell Systems, which he founded in 1980 with hair dresser Paul Mitchell for $700.

The shiny green, 85-foot long car features a sitting area called the 'Observation Room' with beautifully upholstered chairs, marble bathrooms, a dining area for eight people, gourmet kitchen and sleeping quarters.

Decked out in intricate wood carvings from Maharajah's palace and original 14th-century Gothic art, it is used for Mr DeJoria's private travel and cocktail parties for his spirits business.

Check out the video in the link for a better look
 
Thanks to Mary who led me to  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2053941/Inside-twice-homeless-billionaires-private-train-car-complete-master-bedroom-marble-bathroom-observation-room.html#ixzz1c3DnTk92

The Golden Gate Special (1888)

these are just a couple of the pages, the ones I think are best representatives of the booklet you can see complete here: http://www.archive.org/stream/goldengatespecia00uniorich#page/n3/mode/2up

The Interurban Era by William Middleton, is available online complete from cover to cover

the Cincinatti and Lake Eire

  

 This isn't a passenger car. St Louis municipal codes were a problem, so they made this engine look like a passenger car. Expensive, sneaky, but effective

Two engine drivers had a contest to see who could get out of the railyard... they were pretty stubborn at carrying on despite the obvious equality of power, size, and brakes.   Gloversville New York

 New Haven railway 1896, this car seats 80

Provo Utah, 1917

see it all at http://www.archive.org/stream/interurbanera00midd#page/n5/mode/2up