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Gandy dancer
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Gandy dancer is a slang term used for early railroad workers in the United States and Canada, more formally referred to as section hands, who laid and maintained railroad tracks in the years before th
A railroad section gang – including common workers sometimes called gandy dancers – responsible for maintenance of a particular section of railway. On
A railroad section gang – including common workers sometimes called gandy dancers – responsible for maintenance of a particular section of railway. One man is holding a bar, while others are using rail tongs to position a rail. Photo published in 1917.
Photo of railroad maintenance section crew, Lake Erie & Western Railroad, Rawson, Ohio, 1920
Photo of railroad maintenance section crew, Lake Erie & Western Railroad, Rawson, Ohio, 1920
A "wide awake gang" of section crew workers. Photo shows what appear to be heel claw bars used to pull up spikes. The title and caption of the photo r
A "wide awake gang" of section crew workers. Photo shows what appear to be heel claw bars used to pull up spikes. The title and caption of the photo refer to union membership. Published in Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Journal, 1921.
"Typical Stone Ballasted Track", photo published in 1921
"Typical Stone Ballasted Track", photo published in 1921
Handcar
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A handcar is a railroad car powered by its passengers or by people pushing the car from behind. It is mostly used as a railway maintenance of way or mining car, but it was also used for passenger serv
Gandy dancer
…are characterized as lazy, stupid, and lovers of garlic, olive oil, and Italian music. "Eddie" figures a way to get the Italians to work at pumping the hand car – used to get to and from the section the crew would be working on that day – by using their love of music. He explains that he "hooked a grind organ…
3-wheeled handcar or velocipede on a railroad track
3-wheeled handcar or velocipede on a railroad track
Preserved railroad velocipede on exhibit at the Toronto Railway Historical Association
Preserved railroad velocipede on exhibit at the Toronto Railway Historical Association
Indian Railway Inspection Trolley in 2007
Indian Railway Inspection Trolley in 2007
Handcar designed to be operated by a single person, widely known in North America as a velocipede.
Handcar designed to be operated by a single person, widely known in North America as a velocipede.