what is it?
The Dracar was a self-propelled gasoline railcar built by the Drake Railway Automotrice Company in the early 20th century.
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- —
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- builders
- Drake Automotice Railway Company
- top speed
- 64 km/h
- power
- 67 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- length
- 17.1 m
- weight
- 29.5 t
- capacity
- 44 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q24088560, Wikipedia: Dracar (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.