A C&O crew is pictured with the first motor car used on the Greenbrier Sub-Division of the Chesapeake and Ohio, probably near Cass. A railway motor car, or track maintenance car, was commonly known as a “speeder.” These motorized inspection cars date back to the 1890s and could travel at about 15 mph. It was called a speeder because it was faster than a human-powered vehicle. Courtesy of Pocahontas Co. Historical Society, ID: PHS000810
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