Speeder
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For other uses, see Speeder (disambiguation).
A speeder (also known as railway motor car, putt-putt, track-maintenance car, crew car or inspection car) is a maintenance of way motorized vehicle formerly used on North American railroads to let track inspectors and work crews move quickly to and from work sites. Speeders were replaced with trucks (usually pickup trucks or sport utility vehicles) using descending flanged wheels, called HiRail trucks, in the 1990s. Now speeders are collected by hobbyists, who refurbish them and take them on outings organized by the North American Railcar Operators Association
