A gasoline car - the type used by section hands - was chugging along at almost the same speed as the train.
The moment Dodd's figure appeared, the gasoline car closed up the gap.
He turned and ran with quick strides to the waiting gasoline car.
General Motors tried that approach a few years ago on gasoline cars, but could not make it work.
His gasoline cars were unusual in using a large 3-cylinder horizontal engine of 25/30 hp.
Most gasoline cars can go 300 miles or more on a tank of fuel.
"People thought they were buying a car like a gasoline car, only it's not."
They did not require gear changes, which for gasoline cars was the most difficult part of driving.
Used car dealers have started charging a 20 percent premium for gasoline cars.
They did not have the vibration, smell, and noise associated with gasoline cars.
