Mound City and Eastern Railway
Initially , the company operated conventional trains pulled by steam locomotives , but by the 1930s limited financial resources and a lack of traffic forced the railroad to resort to "a curious gasoline engine contraption capable of dragging five or six cars over spindly former interurban rail , making two or three trips a week except in winter , when the road frequently shut down . " 
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