Old hat. The UK had RoadRailers back in the 1930s.
Peter,
Has the bus survived to be on display somewhere?
Apparently not. Whereabouts unknown.
https://www.thesahb.com/snapshot-298-1931-karrier-ro-railer/
If you google “karrier ro-railer” you get a lot of interesting hits!
Another gem.
P.P.C.Co.R.R. 0-4-0 “Daisy”. Appears to be geared with vertical side cylinders. Anyone ever heard of it? (Google hasn’t.)
Fascinating. It almost looks like they tried to turn a truck into a loco.
PeterT I believe that type of locomotive was called a Cricket.
https://www.gearedsteam.com/byers/byers.htm
Editing this: Did a bit of digging on this at lunch time, why I don’t know? The “Daisy” belonged to the Peerless Portland Cement Company Railroad.
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Well, I’ve seen a few G-1 Cricket live steam locos. Which came first, the Cricket or the Daisy?
Nice research, Rooster. 
I would not ride that. If it quits you are stuck in it. I am not afraid of heights, I operate the high elements at camp. Ride in a train, car or truck, if it stops you can get out. Even a plane if it stops, it lands or crashes, you can get out. If you are dead in the crash, don’t need to get out, so no worries.
Wayne;
That very thing happened when I was working at Hershey Park. One (over the rail) monorail train stopped because of an electrical fault. The second monorail train stopped right behind it, and both trains were stranded about 18ft above the ground on a hot day. The local fire department had to bring out their aerial ladder truck to rescue the folks on the train. Those unfortunate passengers were given lots of bottled water to rehydrate them!
Regards, David Meashey
It is a bit precarious, isn’t it?
Wayne, as a scoutmaster I suspect you’d Be Prepared if your troop decided to take on this High Adventure. 
In fact I thought about you when I saw this recurring ad for an iconic New Zealand product.
Now I am worried you don’t have a proper phobia Wayne.
But as I’ve been reminded by the Macpac ad, the world’s real Adventureland is New Zealand, and Neil may have a particularly phobia-inducing activity to suggest.
After all, Neil once helped Cliff exacerbate his hodophobia, and yet within a fortnight of departing one of the closest inhabited places to the South Pole, Cliff found himself just steps from the North Pole. 
Bill;
Be Prepared!
Vic, how ironic the first few stanzas in 🫡Be Prepared are from Advance Australia Fair, the Aussie national anthem.
Which came first?
And here I thought it was Waltzing Matilda!! Oh boy! Always wrong.
Befuddled, David Meashey
I think more of us know the words to Waltzing Matilda than Advance Australia Fair.
Speaking of national anthems….
Dave, if you’re a fan of the moon landing, you need to stream The Dish. It is based on the true story about how a tiny town in NSW Australia was instrumental in the broadcast of Neil Armstrong stepping on the moon. Parks is home to the largest radio telescope in the Southern Hemisphere. Due to high winds the historic footstep was almost not televised.
Being in the middle of nowhere, the town finds it will be hosting the American ambassador and the Prime Minister and hastily put together a ceremonial welcome.
Pic grabbed for possible box cab build. Haven’t done one in awhile and it’s a perfect candidate.