In this review, a continuation of an earlier one concerning rotaxanes with threads containing viologen units, the syntheses and properties of rotaxanes with threads bearing quaternary pyridinium units are described, along with their possible applications. In the first part rotaxanes containing bis(dipyridiniumyl)ethane unit in the thread are presented; they include species with stoppers incorporating metal complexes. The second part concerns rotaxanes formed by anion templation, they are divided into those involving the Grubbs RCM procedure for construction of a ring, and those employing rings built by condensation reactions. Then rotaxanes synthesized with the use of previously prepared rings are described. The third part deals with rotaxane molecular machines, especially those bearing mannosyl moieties. In the last part pseudorotaxanes containing crown ether based cryptands as rings, are shown.