I have been scanning my "interesting" folder and these might interest youtube.com/embed/nGeXdv-uPaw Working_Model_of_Stephenson's_STEAM_ENGINE(1)
I would assume they would ride in the dark with blackout lights and can’t see the roads being in good condition.
That looks much like one of my school woodwork projects only on a grander scale. I could never cut or plane in a straight line...