Login Register

Railroad inspection cars

General discussion about Volvos, Volvo parts, your DIY skills, Volvo ownership, and more. Come on in, introduce yourself and say hi! List Volvo events here. Have a nice Volvo? Show it off here. Do you have a question or comment about how MVS works? Ask here.
Post Reply
User avatar
foggydogg
Posts: 2948
Joined: 17 October 2009
Year and Model: '98 V70 R, 97 850 T5
Location: District Of Columbia, not one of the Several States
Has thanked: 83 times
Been thanked: 402 times

Railroad inspection cars

Post by foggydogg »

Some folks call them Hi-Line, may have been a brand name for conversions. Most were fabbed in-house; if you can keep a railroad engine going ...
Chieftain Fairmont Hy-Rail.jpg
Chieftain Fairmont Hy-Rail.jpg (282.46 KiB) Viewed 319 times
Saw a really cool mid-40s Buick at the narrow gauge museum above the Coors plant in Golden decades ago, couldn't find a pic now.
Desoto maybe.jpg
Desoto maybe.jpg (90.07 KiB) Viewed 319 times
1960 Chevy.jpg
1960 Chevy.jpg (221.57 KiB) Viewed 319 times
CN rail inspection.jpg
CN rail inspection.jpg (190.43 KiB) Viewed 319 times
Not technically a car.jpg
Not technically a car.jpg (92.25 KiB) Viewed 319 times
And of course
VW bus hi-rail.jpg
VW bus hi-rail.jpg (42.81 KiB) Viewed 319 times
VW bus serious face.jpg
VW bus serious face.jpg (60.97 KiB) Viewed 319 times
69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
Top
User avatar
volvolugnut
Posts: 6233
Joined: 19 January 2014
Year and Model: 2001 V70
Location: Oklahoma USA
Has thanked: 927 times
Been thanked: 1000 times

Post by volvolugnut »

Very cool! I have seen a lot of truck Hi rails, but never a car conversion.
volvolugnut
The Fleet:
Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
2009 Smart Passion
Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
Farmall tractors: 1956 400 Diesel, 1946 A
And others.
Top
User avatar
BlackBart
Posts: 6497
Joined: 10 December 2016
Year and Model: 2004 XC70 BlackBetty
Location: Over the far far mountains
Has thanked: 927 times
Been thanked: 884 times

Post by BlackBart »

Those are fantastic. I like the green Pontiac.

I saw a pic from the 60s with a Chrysler Imperial for RR execs to glide smoothly down the tracks.
ex-1984 245T wagon
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Car Talk & MVS Itself”