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Posted 20 April 2015 - 10:33 PM

Napa Valley (CA) Register, posted 4/19:
 

Railroad motorcars draw the curious along Wine Train tracks

 

People waved and snapped photos Saturday as tiny railway motorcars, lights flashing, zipped along the railroad tracks from Napa to St. Helena.

 

The 32 restored, gas-powered railroad speeders, which once transported railroad crews along rail tracks until they became obsolete a few decades ago, were traveling through the Napa Valley with the green light from the Napa Valley Wine Train personnel.

 

“It’s fun,” said Elizabeth Monhoff of Calistoga, as she and her husband, John, and the other hobbyists gathered for a safety meeting at Napa Valley Wine Train’s yard.

 

The group gathered before the speeder cars headed Upvalley at 12 to 15 miles per hour or so, drawing the curiosity of walkers, motorists, cyclists and others.

 

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