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Last weekend, some of our younger members took our circa 1895 Sheffield Railroad Velocipede out in the yard to demonstrate its use. The Sheffield Velocipede Car Company had its beginnings about 1877, when George S. Sheffield, a Michigan farmer, invented a three-wheeled railroad hand-car propelled by a combination of hand and foot power used in a push-pull fashion (see video below). At about 140 lbs., it was light enough to be swung off the tracks to make way for trains, and made an excellent track inspection car
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 22:26:01 +0000

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